Does Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Differ by Income Group? Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clarify the association between income group and oral health-related quality of life.

Methods

Data were used from a nationally representative online survey with n = 3075 individuals. It was conducted in late Summer 2021. The established Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G5) was used to measure oral health-related quality of life. The income group (household net income) was used as key independent variable. It was adjusted for several covariates. Full-information maximum likelihood was used to address missing values.

Results

Individuals in the lowest income decile had a lower oral health-related quality of life (Cohen's d = -0.34) compared to individuals in the second to ninth income deciles. Individuals in the highest income decile had a higher oral h

SUBMITTER: Hajek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature