Table 3.
Multivariate models – % receiving 1+ services by explanatory variables
| Fillings | Extractions | Oral prophylaxis | X-rays | Crown/Bridge | Dentures | Gum treatment | ||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Site last visit(a) | ||||||||||||||
| Public | 0.99 | (0.76,1.29) | *1.69 | (1.26,2.28) | *0.50 | (0.38,0.66) | 0.97 | (0.76,1.24) | *0.34 | (0.13,0.91) | 1.37 | (0.93,2.01) | 1.15 | (0.65,2.04) |
| Sex(b) | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 1.03 | (0.90,1.18) | *1.25 | (1.04,1.50) | *0.74 | (0.65,0.86) | 0.94 | (0.82,1.07) | 0.94 | (0.73,1.19) | 0.86 | (0.63,1.16) | 0.78 | (0.58,1.04) |
| Last visit(c) | ||||||||||||||
| Problem | *3.93 | (3.42,4.51) | *5.69 | (4.63,6.98) | *0.35 | (0.30,0.41) | *3.09 | (2.70,3.54) | *3.78 | (2.92,4.89) | *2.75 | (1.98,3.84) | *1.47 | (1.13,1.93) |
| Income(d) | ||||||||||||||
| $20–<40,000 | 1.21 | (0.98,1.51) | 0.81 | (0.62,1.05) | *1.39 | (1.10,1.77) | *1.32 | (1.07,1.63) | *1.73 | (1.09,2.73) | *0.57 | (0.37,0.86) | 0.95 | (0.60,1.52) |
| $40–<60,000 | *1.32 | (1.04,1.69) | 0.75 | (0.56,1.01) | *1.57 | (1.22,2.02) | *1.61 | (1.29,2.01) | *2.19 | (1.30,3.70) | *0.48 | (0.29,0.80) | 1.15 | (0.66,2.02) |
| $60–<80,000 | 1.26 | (0.97,1.63) | 0.52 | (0.36,0.74) | *1.67 | (1.28,2.17) | *1.42 | (1.12,1.81) | *1.73 | (1.03,2.90) | *0.49 | (0.26,0.93) | 1.02 | (0.57,1.81) |
| $80,000+ | 1.12 | (0.88,1.42) | 0.42 | (0.30,0.58) | *2.38 | (1.82,3.11) | *1.61 | (1.29,2.00) | *2.72 | (1.64,4.48) | *0.51 | (0.28,0.91) | 1.22 | (0.73,2.04) |
| Age(e) | ||||||||||||||
| 35–54 years | *1.34 | (1.13,1.58) | 0.88 | (0.68,1.12) | *1.41 | (1.18,1.69) | 1.02 | (0.87,1.20) | *2.09 | (1.38,3.18) | *3.01 | (1.34,6.76) | *1.69 | (1.04,2.72) |
| 55–74 years | *1.51 | (1.24,1.83) | *0.75 | (0.57,0.98) | *2.01 | (1.65,2.44) | 0.95 | (0.79,1.15) | *3.30 | (2.13,5.14) | *6.58 | (3.02,14.33) | *2.02 | (1.21,3.36) |
| 75+ years | *1.53 | (1.12,2.08) | 0.72 | (0.46,1.13) | *1.96 | (1.45,2.65) | *0.70 | (0.53,0.93) | *2.93 | (1.54,5.60) | *10.19 | (4.25,24.46) | 1.51 | (0.78,2.93) |
| Pseudo R-squared | 0.149 | 0.179 | 0.134 | 0.101 | 0.102 | 0.124 | 0.017 | |||||||
Reference categories: (a) Private; (b) Female; (c) Check-up; (d) <$20,000; (e) 15–34 years
*(P < 0.05)