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Table 4 Association between noise exposure and periodontitis

From: Are occupational and environmental noises associated with periodontitis? Evidence from a Korean representative cross-sectional study

Noise exposure

Dependent: periodontitis (reference = no periodontitis)

Dependent: severe periodontitis (reference = no periodontitis)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Occupational noise exposure

 No

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Yes

1.25 (1.06–1.48)

1.20 (1.02–1.42)

1.11 (0.94–1.32)

1.36 (1.08–1.72)

1.28 (1.02–1.62)

1.17 (0.92–1.48)

Duration of occupational noise exposure

 No

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  ≤ 120 months

1.20 (0.98–1.48)

1.14 (0.93–1.39)

1.07 (0.87–1.31)

1.29 (0.96–1.72)

1.18 (0.88–1.58)

1.07 (0.80–1.44)

  > 120 months

1.33 (1.04–1.70)

1.31 (1.03–1.67)

1.19 (0.93–1.51)

1.48 (1.08–2.03)

1.43 (1.04–1.97)

1.31 (0.95–1.80)

Hearing protection in workplace

 No exposure

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Occupational exposure with protection

1.12 (0.85–1.48)

1.07 (0.81–1.41)

1.00 (0.75–1.33)

1.49 (0.98–2.26)

1.40 (0.91–2.14)

1.27 (0.83–1.95)

 Occupational exposure without protection

1.29 (1.07–1.56)

1.24 (1.04–1.49)

1.15 (0.95–1.38)

1.33 (1.02–1.71)

1.24 (0.96–1.60)

1.13 (0.88–1.46)

Environmental noise exposure

 No

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Yes

1.43 (1.01–2.02)

1.34 (0.93–1.93)

1.21 (0.82–1.76)

2.30 (1.39–3.78)

2.10 (1.38–3.18)

1.88 (1.05–3.40)

Duration of environmental noise exposure

 No

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  ≤ 120 months

1.25 (0.81–1.93)

1.17 (0.75–1.83)

1.10 (0.68–1.77)

1.78 (0.97–3.24)

1.62 (0.74–3.57)

1.49 (0.64–3.48)

  > 120 months

1.65 (0.98–2.79)

1.55 (0.90–2.65)

1.33 (0.78–2.25)

2.74 (1.57–4.78)

2.69 (1.40–5.20)

2.35 (1.18–4.68)

Interaction between occupational & environmental noise

 Both no exposure

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Only environmental noise exposure

1.42 (0.94–2.17)

1.35 (0.89–2.05)

1.23 (0.81–1.86)

1.86 (1.00–3.50)

1.74 (0.90–3.37)

1.57 (0.80–3.08)

 Only occupational noise exposure

1.25 (1.05–1.48)

1.20 (1.01–1.42)

1.11 (0.93–1.32)

1.30 (1.02–1.66)

1.23 (0.97–1.56)

1.12 (0.88–1.43)

 Both exposure

1.60 (0.86–3.00)

1.45 (0.75–2.82)

1.23 (0.61–2.48)

3.52 (1.63–7.63)

3.06 (1.30–7.22)

2.62 (1.03–6.67)

  1. Model 1 was adjusted for age and gender
  2. Model 2 was adjusted for age, gender, residence, and income
  3. Model 3 was adjusted for age, gender, residence, income, occupation, marital status, diabetes, smoking, toothbrushing, and recent dental checkups,