Marek Karas, Sophie Bartlett, Angela Whitaker, Nik Sheen, Rachel North, Barbara Ryan
An analysis of glaucoma repeat measures assessment results: Are core competencies enough?
Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)
study conducted investigate associations chronic conditions ccs oral health services utilization ohsu within previous 6 months older peruvian adults defined 60 years age according peruvian law analytical crosssectional study performed based 20152017 peruvian demographic family health survey pooled data 13699 older adults analyzed logistic regression model used analyze associations ohsu dependent variable ccs independent variables tobacco consumption obesity educational level age sex welfare quintile area residence health insurance natural region residence included covariates analysis frequency ohsu older adults 185 95 confidence interval ci 178 193 highest percentage point p differences regards ohsu found extreme categories educational level higher education vs none elementary school 248p welfare quintile richest vs poorest 240p crude model ohsu associated diabetes odds ratio 146 95 ci 126 169 association disappeared adjustment covariates meanwhile depression decreased likelihood ohsu 082 95 ci 072 095 adjusted model frequency ohsu low older peruvian adults regarding ccs found depression independently decreased likelihood ohsu adjusted model results may useful development policies aimed achieving greater ohsu older adults ccs especially depression