Table 2.
PRs and 95% CIs for curative dental care use
| % of curative dental care use | Crude | Multivariate-adjusteda | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | ||||||
| Health literacy | |||||||
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 39.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2nd quartile | 42.0 | 1.06 | (0.96–1.17) | 1.05 | (0.95–1.16) | ||
| 3rd quartile | 36.8 | 0.93 | (0.82–1.05) | 0.90 | (0.80–1.02) | ||
| 4th quartile (highest) | 41.6 | 1.05 | (0.93–1.19) | 1.04 | (0.93–1.18) | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 25–34 years | 39.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 35–44 years | 38.3 | 0.97 | (0.89–1.07) | 0.94 | (0.85–1.03) | ||
| 45–50 years | 46.2 | 1.18 | (1.06–1.30) | 1.12 | (1.00–1.24) | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Men | 38.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Women | 41.6 | 1.08 | (1.00–1.16) | 1.08 | (1.00–1.18) | ||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 42.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Unmarried | 35.8 | 0.85 | (0.78–0.93) | 0.85 | (0.77–0.94) | ||
| Working status | |||||||
| Working | 40.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Not working | 39.8 | 0.99 | (0.89–1.09) | 0.94 | (0.84–1.04) | ||
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| High school or lower | 40.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| College | 41.1 | 1.02 | (0.92–1.13) | 1.02 | (0.92–1.13) | ||
| University or higher | 39.5 | 0.98 | (0.89–1.09) | 1.00 | (0.90–1.11) | ||
| Equivalent household income | |||||||
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 39.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 2nd quartile | 39.6 | 1.00 | (0.90–1.12) | 0.99 | (0.89–1.10) | ||
| 3rd quartile | 40.1 | 1.02 | (0.91–1.14) | 1.02 | (0.91–1.15) | ||
| 4th quartile (highest) | 42.0 | 1.07 | (0.96–1.19) | 1.05 | (0.93–1.18) | ||
PR, prevalence ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
aAdjusted for all other variables in the table.