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Table 2 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for periodontal disease 1162 women, KOMCHS, Japan

From: Calcium intake is associated with decreased prevalence of periodontal disease in young Japanese women

 

Prevalence

Crude OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

 

1.04 (1.00, 1.09)

0.06

1.04 (0.99, 1.09)

0.09

Region of residence

     

 Fukuoka Prefecture

49/734 (6.7%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Other than Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu

80/321 (24.9%)

4.64 (3.17, 6.85)

<0.0001

4.84 (3.28, 7.24)

<0.0001

 Okinawa Prefecture

3/107 (2.8%)

0.40 (0.10, 1.13)

0.13

0.41 (0.10, 1.14)

0.14

Smoking status

     

 Never

88/818 (10.8%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Ever

44/344 (12.8%)

1.22 (0.82, 1.78)

0.32

1.51 (0.99, 2.29)

0.05

Toothbrushing frequency (times/day)

     

 < 2

17/149 (11.4%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2

58/586 (9.9%)

0.85 (0.49, 1.55)

0.59

0.84 (0.46, 1.57)

0.56

 ≥ 3

57/427 (13.4%)

1.20 (0.69, 2.19)

0.54

1.05 (0.57, 2.01)

0.87

Use of an interdental brush

     

 No

66/627 (10.5%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

66/535 (12.3%)

1.20 (0.83, 1.72)

0.33

1.14 (0.77, 1.69)

0.51

Household income (yen/year)

     

 < 4,000,000

42/374 (11.2%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 4,000,000–5,999,999

42/418 (10.1%)

0.88 (0.56, 1.39)

0.59

0.88 (0.54, 1.43)

0.61

 ≥ 6,000,000

48/370 (13.0%)

1.18 (0.76, 1.84)

0.47

1.13 (0.69, 1.87)

0.63

Educational level (years)

     

 < 13

24/239 (10.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 13–14

49/386 (12.7%)

1.30 (0.78, 2.22)

0.32

1.34 (0.78, 2.38)

0.30

 ≥ 15

59/537 (11.0%)

1.11 (0.68, 1.86)

0.69

1.17 (0.68, 2.06)

0.58

Calcium intake (mg/day)*

     

 1st quartile (338.2, -230.7–393.4)

39/290 (13.4%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2nd quartile (436.3, 393.5–479.8)

29/291 (10.0%)

0.71 (0.42, 1.18)

0.19

0.66 (0.38, 1.13)

0.13

 3rd quartile (521.0, 479.9–584.4)

40/290 (13.8%)

1.03 (0.64, 1.66)

0.90

0.92 (0.55, 1.52)

0.73

 4th quartile (667.7, 584.5–1478.5)

24/291 (8.2%)

0.58 (0.33, 0.98)

0.05

0.53 (0.30, 0.94)

0.03

P for trend

 

0.11

 

0.07

 
  1. *Quartile medians and range adjusted for energy intake by the residual method are given in parentheses.
  2. Adjusted for age, region of residence, smoking status, toothbrushing frequency, use of interdental brush, household income, and educational level.