Social and economic capital as effect modifiers of the association between psychosocial stress and oral health.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the extent of the association of psychosocial stress with oral health in an Ontario population stratified by age groups, and whether any association is modified by indicators of social and economic capital.

Methods

We retrieved data of 21,320 Ontario adults, aged 30-74 years old, from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS: 2017-2018), which is a Canada-wide, cross-sectional survey. Using binomial logistic regression models that adjusted for age, sex, education, and country of birth, we examined the association of psychosocial stress (indicated by perceived life stress) with inadequate oral health (indicated as having at least one of the following: bleeding gums, fair/poor self-perceived oral health, persistent oral pain). We assessed the effect meas

SUBMITTER: Hensel ALJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194868 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature