Oral Health and Lifestyle Factors in Rural Adults of Jharkhand, India

Table 4

Logistic regression analysis (enter method) to identify factors associated with poor lifestyle scores.

Factor	Categories	Unadjusted odds ratio	p value	Adjusted odds ratio	p value
Education	Illiterate	3.3		3.3
	Literate	1.0		1.0
Occupation	Working	0.8	0.468	0.7	0.422
	Not working	1.0		1.0
Oral hygiene aid used	Toothbrush	0.8	0.384	0.8	0.382
	Finger	0.9		0.9
	Other	1.0		1.0
Material used	Toothpaste	0.8	0.365	0.8	0.372
	Toothpowder	0.9		0.9
	Others	1.0		1.0
Frequency of toothbrushing	≤Once daily	0.7	0.333	0.8	0.423
	Twice or more daily	1.0		1.0
Mouthwash	Yes	0.8	0.356	0.8	0.366
	No	1.0		1.0
Systemic diseases/long-term medication	Yes	2.8		2.9
	No	1.0		1.0
Previous dental visit	Yes	0.8	0.322	0.6	0.377
	No	1.0		1.0
Tobacco consumption	Yes	2.9		2.9
	No	1.0		1.0
Oral hygiene status (OHI-S)	Poor	2.3		2.4
	Fair	2.1		2.1
	Good	1.0		1
Dental caries	Present	2.8		2.9
	Absent	1.0		1.0
Malocclusion	Present	1.5	0.234	1.4	0.254
	Absent	1.0		1.0
Oromucosal lesions	Present	1.4	0.289	1.3	0.292
	Absent	1.0		1.0
Periodontal disease	Present	1.6	0.111	1.8	0.344
	Absent	1.0		1.0

p value < 0.05: statistical significant difference.