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Table 4 Results of the binary logistic regression analyses, with self-reported number of teeth as the outcome (n = 5245)

From: Long-term effects of smoking on tooth loss after cessation among middle-aged Finnish adults: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

Smoking status

Gender

Years of smoking (ref. = Never smoker)

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Current

Male

     
 

1–9 (n = 74)

1.43

0.88–2.30

1.38

0.85–2.25

 

10+ (n = 621)

2.17

1.76–2.66

1.74

1.40–2.16

Female

     
 

1–9 (n = 101)

1.20

0.80–1.82

1.13

0.74–1.72

 

10+ (n = 559)

1.80

1.48–2.18

1.65

1.34–2.02

Total

     
 

1–9 (n = 175)

1.29

0.95–1.77

1.21

0.88–1.67

 

10+ (n = 1180)

1.99

1.73–2.29

1.70

1.46–1.97

Former

Male

     
 

1–9 (n = 180)

0.98

0.70–1.37

0.93

0.66–1.30

 

10+ (n = 458)

1.53

1.22–1.92

1.35

1.07–1.71

Female

     
 

1–9 (n = 287)

1.15

0.89–1.49

1.12

0.86–1.46

 

10+ (n = 338)

1.35

1.06–1.72

1.27

1.00–1.62

Total

     
 

1–9 (n = 467)

1.09

0.88–1.33

1.04

0.85–1.28

 

10+ (n = 796)

1.46

1.24–1.71

1.31

1.11–1.55

  1. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) (28–32 teeth as the reference)
  2. *Adjusted for gender, education, tooth brushing, alcohol use (g/week) and diabetes