Variable | Pilocarpine (n = 1014) | Non-user (n = 2028) | p |
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First dental caries visit | |||
Event number, n (%) | 487 (48.0) | 1047 (51.6) | |
Incidence density (95% CI)§ | 27.4 (25.0–29.9) | 30.5 (28.7–32.4) | |
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | 0.93 (0.82, 1.06) | Reference | 0.283 |
Annual number of dentist visiting for dental caries | |||
Annual number (mean ± SD) | 0.70 ± 1.11 | 0.75 ± 1.18 | |
Rate ratio (95% CI) | 0.95 (0.85, 1.07) | Reference | 0.433 |
First periodontitis visit | |||
Event number, n (%) | 599 (59.1) | 1248 (61.5) | |
Incidence density (95% CI)§ | 39.1 (35.9–42.2) | 41.8 (39.5–44.1) | |
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) | Reference | 0.124 |
Annual number of dentist visiting for periodontitis | |||
Annual number (mean ± SD) | 0.78 ± 1.06 | 0.80 ± 1.07 | |
Rate ratio (95% CI) | 1.004 (0.90, 1.11) | Reference | 0.942 |
First oral candidiasis | |||
Event number, n (%) | 27 (2.7) | 48 (2.4) | |
Incidence density (95% CI)§ | 1.02 (0.64–1.40) | 0.91 (0.65–1.17) | |
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | 1.16 (0.70, 1.94) | Reference | 0.565 |