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. 2010 Feb 3;35(3):268–274. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9234-9

Table 2.

Access to care of adults by incarceration history

Incarceration history Unadjusted ORb Adjusted ORc
Yes
(n = 102) %
No
(n = 874) %
Medical care
 Regular source of care 73.3 82.1

0.60*

(0.38, 0.95)

0.83

(0.47, 1.47)

 Last routine check up with MD
  Within 1 year 46.4 59.8

0.58*

(0.39, 0.87)

0.76

(0.48, 1.21)

  None within 5 years 14.0a 6.8

2.24**

(1.22, 4.12)

1.36

(0.64, 2.87)

  Unmet need to see MD for health problem 22.5 9.0

2.95***

(1.77, 4.93)

4.05***

(2.07, 7.95)

Dental care
 Last dental visit for any reason
  Within 1 year 49.2 66.2

0.50**

(0.33, 074)

0.56*

(0.35, 0.88)

  None within 5 years 19.4 10.3

2.08**

(1.23,3.54)

2.21*

(1.18, 4.14)

  Unmet need to see dentist for any reason 40.8 17.7

3.20***

(2.10, 4.90)

3.83***

(2.30, 6.37)

aStatistically unstable estimate, with variance ≥23%

bAdjusted for incarceration history only

cAdjusted for incarceration history, age, gender, race, income, education, employment, disability, continuous insurance, and depression

P < 0.05, **  P < 0.01, ***  P < 0.001