Table 4 Factors influenced VAS (Multiple linear regression model)
Variables | Total sample (N = 816) | Female (N = 426) | Male (N = 390) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef. (βi) | 95% Conf. interval | Coef. (βi) | 95% Conf. interval | Coef. (βi) | 95% Conf. interval | |
Socioeconomic Status (Ref: low) | 5.01** | (1.88,8.15) | 4.64* | (0.42,8.86) | 5.36* | (0.60,10.13) |
Age | −0.47*** | (−0.54,-0.40) | − 0.43*** | (− 0.53,-0.33) | −0.53*** | (− 0.63,-0.43) |
Gender (Ref: female) | 0.85 | (−1.48,3.17) |  |  |  |  |
Marital status (Ref: unmarried) | 5.24*** | (2.81,7.66) | 2.73 | (−0.63,6.08) | 8.50*** | (4.93,12.07) |
Smoking (Ref: no) | 5.00*** | (2.45,7.55) | 4.28* | (0.73,7.83) | 5.76** | (2.10,9.42) |
Brush teeth every day (Ref: no) | 0.77 | (− 1.79,3.32) | 1.61 | (−1.91,5.13) | 0.32 | (−3.44,4.07) |
Medical examination (Ref: no) | 3.78** | (0.97,6.58) | 4.00* | (0.09,7.91) | 3.29 | (−0.72,7.30) |
Distance (Ref: within three kilometers) | −0.19 | (−2.58,2.20) | − 0.08 | (−3.32,3.17) | −0.68 | (−4.21,2.86) |
Chronic disease (Ref: without) | −2.48 | (−5.29,0.32) | −1.08 | (−4.89,2.74) | −4.04 | (−8.23,0.15) |
Constant | 77.33*** | (73.21,81.46) | 77.28*** | (71.66,82.89) | 78.69*** | (72.62,84.76) |