Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

The Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health (대한예방치과·구강보건학회)
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Factors related to self-reported oral health status in Korean adults

단문항 자기평가에 의한 주관적 구강건강인식에 영향을 미치는 요인

Kim, Hye-Young
김혜영

  • Published : 2005.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Studies evaluate on subjective oral health indicators is sparse in Korea. This study was implemented to examine the associations between erceived oral health and, clinical oral health status, sociodemographic factors, and subjective oral symptoms. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed randomly-sampled 10,000 observations from data of 894,823 Korean government employees examined by the National Health Insurance Corporation(NHIC) in the year 2000. The main outcome variable was perceived oral health and was compared and analyzed with clinically assessed oral health status, sociodemographic factors, and subjective oral symptoms. Following univariate and bivariate analysis, multiple logistic regression was employed. Results: Seventy one percent was men, with the mean age of 39 years and 31 % reported 'healthy' perceived oral health. The Kappa indices for dental caries and periodontal disease between subjective and objective assessment were 0.18 and 0.05, respectively. In the results of the final model, gingival bleeding(OR=5.16) was the strongest influencing factor in the relationship with periodontal disease. Significant factors selected by the final model were, demographic factors such as age, income occupation, and clinical examination findings such as dental caries, missing teeth, periodontitis, and oral symptoms. Conclusion: Different from clinically examined oral health, perceived oral health connotes useful meaning for oral health surveys and could be used in various aspects of studies.

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