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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2019 Aug 16;79(4):343–351. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12336

Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression modeling the probability of reporting an unmet dental need (OR and 95% CI, p-value)

Reported Presence of an Unmet Dental Need
OR 95% CI p-value
Participant Characteristic
Dental Insurance 0.014
 Medicaid/Medicare vs. None 0.55 0.38 – 0.80
 Private vs. None 0.55 0.32 – 0.96
 Ryan White vs. None 0.70 0.42 – 1.16
Sociodemographics
Age 0.98 0.96 – 1.00 0.025
Race/Ethnicity 0.602
 White vs. Black 1.21 0.75 – 1.93
 Hispanic vs. Black 0.78 0.48 – 1.28
 Other vs. Black 0.93 0.39 – 2.18
Education 0.001
 Less than high school vs. > High school graduate 0.48 0.33 – 0.71
 High school graduate vs. > High school graduate 0.64 0.44 – 0.93
Married vs. not married 0.85 0.57 – 1.27 0.426
Employed vs. not employed 0.90 0.62 – 1.31 0.582
Original WIHS site vs. new Southern WIHS site 1.17 0.82 – 1.68 0.390
Healthcare Behaviors and Perceptions
HIV care vs. No HIV care in last 6 months 1.05 0.65 – 1.69 0.849
Self-perceived fair/poor vs. good/excellent oral health 4.52 3.29 – 6.20 <.001
Health care empowerment 0.96 0.93 – 0.99 0.016
Clinical Measures
CES-D≥16vs. CESD<16 2.10 1.46 – 3.01 <.001
GAD≥10 vs. GAD<10 0.97 0.64 – 1.46 0.875
Viral Load below vs. above 200 copies/ml 1.00 0.63 – 1.56 0.985
CD4 below vs. above 200 cells/ml 0.97 0.52 – 1.81 0.923
Risk Behaviors
 Alcohol Use 0.874
 0–7 drinks/week vs. Abstinent 0.92 0.54 – 1.55
 > 7 drinks/week vs. Abstinent 1.05 0.75 – 1.49
Smoking Status 0.626
 Current vs. Never 1.13 0.75 – 1.70
 Former vs. Never 1.21 0.82 – 1.79
Any vs. none recent substance use 1.24 0.85 – 1.80 0.264