Associations and discrepancies between global self-ratings of oral health and general health: a Bayesian approach.

Autor: Hermes Soares, Gustavo, Loureiro Santos, Beatriz, Haye Biazevic, Maria Gabriela, Michel-Crosato, Edgard, Mialhe, Fabio L.
Zdroj: Community Dental Health; Dec2023, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p205-211, 7p
Abstrakt: Objective: To estimate the discrepancies between global ratings of oral health and general health and investigate the factors associated with self-rated oral health (SROH) and self-rated general health (SRGH). Methods: Data were collected from 502 participants aged 18 to 81 years. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data regarding sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported conditions. Global self-ratings of oral health and general health were the main outcomes. Discrepancies between self-ratings of oral health and general health were stratified by independent variables. Bayesian ordinal logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the posterior distributions of parameters and 95% credible intervals (95% CrI). Results: The proportion of participants who rated their oral health worse than general health was 28.6% (95% CrI: 24.7-32.3). Negative discrepancies between SROH and SRGH were associated with being men, reporting gingivitis, and lower income. Sex (95% CrI: 1.12-2.25) impacted only on SRGH. Income (SROH -- 95% CrI: 1.52-6.40; SRGH -- 95% CrI: 1.08-4.56), tertiary education (SROH -- 95% CrI: 1.13-2.53; SRGH -- 95% CrI: 1.01-2.32), self-reported missing teeth (SROH -- 95% CrI: 1.57-3.46; SRGH -- 95% CrI: 2.21-4.92), self-reported gingivitis (SROH -- 95% CrI: 1.10-2.40; SRGH -- 95% CrI: 1.71-3.82), and self-reported chronic health problem (SROH -- 95% CrI: 1.38-3.08; SRGH -- 95% CrI: 1.61-3.59) impacted on both outcomes. Conclusions: Substantial discrepancies between self-rated oral health and self-rated general health were found and were associated with being male, reporting gingivitis, and having lower income. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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