. 2024 Oct 26;23:222. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02305-1

Table 2.

Prevalence of refraining from seeking dental care, and the crude and adjusted regression estimations

	Refrain from dental care n (%)	Crude prevalence difference PD (95% CI)	Adjusted prevalence difference PD (95% CI)
Socio-demographic factors
Sex Men Women	313 (17.7) 320 (17.4)	Ref -0.3 (-2.93, 2.30)
Sexual orientation identity Heterosexual Non-heterosexual	562 (17.4) 61 (20.1)	Ref 1.3 (-1.18, 3.87)
Age 18–29 30–44 45–64 65–84	63 (13.8) 158 (18.5) 255 (18.5) 157 (16.9)	Ref 4.7 (0.12, 9.32) 4.8 (0.56, 8.98) 3.2 (-1.10, 7.50)	Ref 8.0 (3.59, 12.48) 7.3 (2.96, 11.61) 5.4 (0.92, 9.78)
Living arrangement With others Alone	485 (16.9) 149 (19.5)	Ref 2.5 (-0.81, 5.89)	-
Civil status Married Divorced/Widow-er Unmarried	201 (14.7) 134 (23.6) 298(17.7)	Ref 8.9 (4.89, 13.01) 3.1 (0.32, 5.81)	Ref 6.7 (2.73, 10.70) 3.1 (0.23, 6.04)
Rurality Large city Medium-sized city Small town /rural area	56 (16.2) 143(16.5) 434 (18.1)	Ref 0.3 (-4.42, 5.05) 1.9 (-2.42, 6.17)
Region Norrbotten Västerbotten Jämtland Härjedalen Other	320 (18.1) 133 (16.0) 55 (20.5) 125 (16.8)	Ref -2.1 (-5.32, 1.21) 2.4 (-3.19, 7.93) -1.3 (-4.65, 2.01)
Socio-economic factors
Education High Medium Low (9 year)	131 (15.2) 416 (18.9) 83 (16.2)	Ref 3.4 (0.59, 6.27) 1.0 (-3.23, 5.26)	Ref 0.1 (-2.83, 3.00) -3.9 (-8.49, 0.66)
Income Q1 very rich Q2 rich Q3 middle Q4 poor Q5 very poor	91 (12.8) 92 (13.0) 137 (19.1) 150 (21.4) 163 (20.9)	Ref 0.2 (-3.50, 3.82) 6.3 (2.29, 10.25) 8.5 (4.43, 12.62) 8.1 (4.08, 12.14)	Ref 0.3 (-3.89, 3.35) 5.3 (1.28, 9.35) 8.1 (3.64, 12.51) 8.0 (3.48, 12.50)
Economic stress No Yes, once Yes, several	456 (14.7) 63 (25.5) 112 (42.97)	Ref 10.7 (4.66, 16.83) 28.3 (21.48, 35.03)	Ref 9.2 (2.93, 15.48) 26.5 (19.50, 33.43)
Culture-related factors
Sámi community Mountain Forest Concession None	180 (16.3) 83 (21.4) 5 (10.9) 355 (17.4)	Ref 5.1 (0.06, 10.21) -5.4 (-14.41,3.69) 1.1 (-1.75, 4.03)	Ref 4.1 (-0.78, 8.91) - 1.0 (-1.75, 3.77)
Sámi language Yes No	141 (17.5) 481 (17.6)	Ref 0.2 (-2.98, 3.29)

Refrain from dental care
n (%)

Crude prevalence difference
PD (95% CI)

Adjusted prevalence difference
PD (95% CI)

Socio-demographic factors

Sex

Men

Women

313 (17.7)

320 (17.4)

Ref

-0.3 (-2.93, 2.30)

Sexual orientation identity

Heterosexual

Non-heterosexual

562 (17.4)

61 (20.1)

Ref

1.3 (-1.18, 3.87)

Age

18–29

30–44

45–64

65–84

63 (13.8)

158 (18.5)

255 (18.5)

157 (16.9)

Ref

4.7 (0.12, 9.32)

4.8 (0.56, 8.98)

3.2 (-1.10, 7.50)

Ref

8.0 (3.59, 12.48)

7.3 (2.96, 11.61)

5.4 (0.92, 9.78)

Living arrangement

With others

Alone

485 (16.9)

149 (19.5)

Ref

2.5 (-0.81, 5.89)

Civil status

Married

Divorced/Widow-er

Unmarried

201 (14.7)

134 (23.6)

298(17.7)

Ref

8.9 (4.89, 13.01)

3.1 (0.32, 5.81)

Ref

6.7 (2.73, 10.70)

3.1 (0.23, 6.04)

Rurality

Large city

Medium-sized city

Small town /rural area

56 (16.2)

143(16.5)

434 (18.1)

Ref

0.3 (-4.42, 5.05)

1.9 (-2.42, 6.17)

Region

Norrbotten

Västerbotten

Jämtland Härjedalen

Other

320 (18.1)

133 (16.0)

55 (20.5)

125 (16.8)

Ref

-2.1 (-5.32, 1.21)

2.4 (-3.19, 7.93)

-1.3 (-4.65, 2.01)

Socio-economic factors

Education

High

Medium

Low (9 year)

131 (15.2)

416 (18.9)

83 (16.2)

Ref

3.4 (0.59, 6.27)

1.0 (-3.23, 5.26)

Ref

0.1 (-2.83, 3.00)

-3.9 (-8.49, 0.66)

Income

Q1 very rich

Q2 rich

Q3 middle

Q4 poor

Q5 very poor

91 (12.8)

92 (13.0)

137 (19.1)

150 (21.4)

163 (20.9)

Ref

0.2 (-3.50, 3.82)

6.3 (2.29, 10.25)

8.5 (4.43, 12.62)

8.1 (4.08, 12.14)

Ref

0.3 (-3.89, 3.35)

5.3 (1.28, 9.35)

8.1 (3.64, 12.51)

8.0 (3.48, 12.50)

Economic stress

Yes, once

Yes, several

456 (14.7)

63 (25.5)

112 (42.97)

Ref

10.7 (4.66, 16.83)

28.3 (21.48, 35.03)

Ref

9.2 (2.93, 15.48)

26.5 (19.50, 33.43)

Culture-related factors

Sámi community

Mountain

Forest

Concession

None

180 (16.3)

83 (21.4)

5 (10.9)

355 (17.4)

Ref

5.1 (0.06, 10.21)

-5.4 (-14.41,3.69)

1.1 (-1.75, 4.03)

Ref

4.1 (-0.78, 8.91)

1.0 (-1.75, 3.77)

Sámi language

Yes

141 (17.5)

481 (17.6)

Ref

0.2 (-2.98, 3.29)

* Adjusted for age, civil status, educations, income, economic stress and Sámi community