Table 2

Data are presented as ORs (95% CIs), p value of reduction of remaining teeth of the respondents (n=51 280)

Sex and age adjusted analysis OR (95% CI), p valueMultivariate analysis OR (95% CI), p value
Sex (ref woman)
 Man0.78 (0.71 to 0.85)<0.001
Age (ref 65–69 years)
 70–741.26 (1.16 to 1.37)<0.001
 75–791.54 (1.40 to 1.68)<0.001
 80–841.97 (1.73 to 2.25)<0.001
 85+2.23 (1.85 to 2.69)<0.001
Education (ref ≥13 years)
 <61.67 (1.29 to 2.16)<0.0011.42 (1.10 to 1.85)0.008
 6–91.31 (1.19 to 1.44)<0.0011.17 (1.06 to 1.29)0.002
 10–121.04 (0.95 to 1.15)0.4121.01 (0.91 to 1.11)0.887
Annual household income (ref≥$40 000)
 <$10 0001.42 (1.23 to 1.64)<0.0011.30 (1.12 to 1.50)<0.001
 $10 000–$19 9991.14 (1.01 to 1.29)0.0391.10 (0.97 to 1.24)0.14
 $20 000–$29 9991.05 (0.93 to 1.20)0.4261.04 (0.92 to 1.19)0.514
 $30 000–$39 9991.01 (0.87 to 1.16)0.9361.01 (0.88 to 1.16)0.908
Living area (ref rural area)
 Urban area0.63 (0.57 to 0.70)<0.0010.69 (0.57 to 0.82)<0.001
 Suburban area0.82 (0.76 to 0.90)<0.0010.87 (0.80 to 0.95)0.001
Community-level social capital
 Civic participation0.84 (0.80 to 0.89)<0.0010.93 (0.88 to 0.99)0.017
 Social cohesion1.14 (1.08 to 1.20)<0.0011.05 (0.98 to 1.12)0.135
 Reciprocity or support1.04 (0.97 to 1.11)0.280.98 (0.90 to 1.05)0.550
Density of dental office
 Density of dental office per 10 000 people0.87 (0.84 to 0.91)<0.0011.01 (0.94 to 1.08)0.876
Individual-level social capital
 Hobby activity0.81 (0.76 to 0.88)<0.0010.88 (0.81 to 0.95)0.002
 Sports group0.82 (0.76 to 0.90)<0.0010.90 (0.82 to 0.99)0.027
 Volunteer group0.98 (0.88 to 1.10)0.7221.08 (0.96 to 1.21)0.194
 Community trust0.98 (0.91 to 1.05)0.580.99 (0.90 to 1.08)0.760
 Community reciprocity1.03 (0.96 to 1.10)0.3771.06 (0.98 to 1.15)0.152
 Community attachment0.96 (0.88 to 1.05)0.3540.96 (0.87 to 1.06)0.404
 Receive emotional support0.82 (0.72 to 0.94)0.0040.89 (0.75 to 1.05)0.179
 Provide emotional support0.81 (0.72 to 0.92)0.0010.89 (0.76 to 1.04)0.132
 Receive instrumental support1.04 (0.89 to 1.22)0.6261.13 (0.96 to 1.34)0.151
Number of teeth in 2010 (ref ≥20 teeth)
 10–191.14 (1.06 to 1.23)<0.0011.06 (0.98 to 1.14)0.142
 1–90.61 (0.56 to 0.66)<0.0010.52 (0.48 to 0.57)<0.001
Smoking (ref non-smoking)
 Non-smoking now, quit before 5 years0.98 (0.89 to 1.08)0.6651.05 (0.95 to 1.16)0.351
 Non-smoking now, quit within 4 years1.30 (1.12 to 1.51)0.0011.39 (1.19 to 1.62)<0.001
 Smoking1.48 (1.32 to 1.66)<0.0011.58 (1.41 to 1.77)<0.001
Do you have hospital treatment? (ref no)
 Yes1.17 (1.08 to 1.26)<0.0011.16 (1.07 to 1.25)<0.001
Random-effects parameters
 Community-level variance Ωμ (SE)0.0038 (0.0062)