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Table 3 Multiple regression analysis to determine the factors identifying GOHAI

From: Association between high psychological distress and poor oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) in Japanese community-dwelling people: the Nagasaki Islands Study

Independent variables

β

95%CI

p value

Male gender

0.10

0.24–0.81

0.0003†

K6 (≥5)

− 0.23

− 2.31 to − 1.41

< 0.0001†

Habitual exercising a (yes)

0.05

− 0.02–0.53

0.07

Social participation with neighbors (no)

0.02

− 0.23–0.45

0.51

Falling within 1 year (no)

0.04

− 0.08–0.62

0.13

Hospitalization within 1 year (no)

0.02

− 0.29–0.59

0.51

Total number of teeth

0.11

0.05–0.17

0.0004†

Number of dental caries

− 0.13

− 0.55 to − 0.23

< 0.0001†

mCAL

− 0.05

− 0.64–0.04

0.09

Visit a dental within 6 months (yes)

− 0.07

− 0.63 to − 0.08

0.01*

  1. Missing value excluded; falling within 1 year = 5, social participation with neighbors = 1, total analyzed participants = 1177 out of 1183
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. †p < 0.001
  4. aExercise of ≥ 30 min, ≥ 2×/week and ≥ 1 year