Table 3

Adjusted^3-150 odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the association between smoker characteristics and recent dental visits among long term smokers age 35 and older, Massachusetts BRFSS, 1998

Smoker characteristics	Crude OR	Adjusted^3-150OR	95% CI^3-151
Years smoked
additional 5 years	0.78	0.78	0.65, 0.94
Number of cigarettes per day
21 or more (more than 1 pack)	0.52	0.55	0.28, 1.04
20 or less (a pack or less)	1^3-152	1^3-152

↵3-150 Adjusted for gender, age, education, dental insurance, health insurance, and recent medical visit.
↵3-151 95% confidence intervals around the adjusted OR.
↵3-152 Reference group.