Table 1. Analysis between independent variables and the Goal in the periodontics specialty.
| Description | Crude analysis | Adjusted analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categorical independent variables | N (%) |
PR (95%CI) |
p | PR (95%CI) |
p |
| Type of access | |||||
| Only spontaneous or mixed | 364 (38.3) |
1 | 1 | ||
| Referral only | 586 (61.7) |
1.19 (1.13–1.25) |
<0.001 | 1.16 (1.07–1.25) |
<0.001 |
| Quotas of procedures per oral health team in PHC | |||||
| No | 757 (81.2) |
1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 175 (18.8) |
1.14 (1.08–1.21) |
<0.001 | 1.08 (0.99–1.18) |
0.064 |
| Monitoring of established goals | |||||
| No | 65 (6.8) |
1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 885 (93.2) |
1.37 (1.23–1.53) |
<0.001 | 1.26 (1.00–1.58) |
0.047 |
| Type of BDSC | |||||
| Type I | 372 (39.2) |
1 | 1 | ||
| Type II | 446 (46.9) |
1.04 (0.99–1.09) |
0.166 | 0.96 (0.89–1.04) |
0.344 |
| Type III | 132 (13.9) |
1.14 (1.06–1.22) |
<0.001 | 0.92 (0.82–1.04) |
0.180 |
| BDSC scope | |||||
| Regional | 300 (31.6) |
1 | 1 | ||
| Municipal | 650 (68.4) |
0.37 (0.21–0.65) |
<0.001 | 0.90 (0.83–0.96) |
0.003 |
| Planning and periodic evaluation of actions | |||||
| No | 97 (10.2) |
1 | 1 | ||
| yes | 853 (89.8) |
1.19 (1.10–1.30) |
<0.001 | 1.08 (0.93–1.25) |
0.333 |
| Continuous independent variables |
Mean
(SD) |
PR
(95%CI) |
p |
PR
(95%CI) |
p |
| Sum of periodontics workload | 31.1 (23.9) |
1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
<0.001 | 1.001 (1.000–1.003) |
0.049 |
| Number of dentists working in periodontics | 1.39 (0.81) |
1.16 (1.13–1.19) |
<0.001 | 1.11 (1.07–1.16) |
<0.001 |
| Dependent Variable |
Mean
(SD) |
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| Number of months in which the goal was achieved in the periodontics specialty | 7.03 (4.20) |
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SD = Standard Deviation; BDSC = Brazilian Dental Specialty Centers; CI = Confidence Interval; PR = Prevalence Ratio; LR = Likelihood Ratio.