Factors associated with regular dental visits among hemodialysis patients

Table 5 Factors associated with receiving dental check-ups, according to binominal logistic regression analysis¹ (n = 141)

Variable	OR	95%CI	P-value
Consciousness of oral health management because of dialysis treatment	3.241	1.298-8.125	0.012	Number of teeth	2.361	1.060-5.258	0.035	Possession of denture	4.209	1.271-13.933	0.019	Having a primary dentist	6.138	1.279-29.456	0.023	Gum swelling/bleeding	5.831	1.659-20.499	0.006

¹Binominal logistic regression analysis was conducted using each of five variables as the dependent variable.