Table 5.
Factors related to the types of dental treatment received, as explained by means of logistic regression models fitted to the data on insured dentate adults (n=710) in Tehran, Iran, separately for each type of treatment.
| Diagnostic | Preventive | Restorative | Extraction | High technique | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Low | 0.8 (0.4–1.8) | 1.9 (0.8–4.6) | Ref | 2.5 (1.2–4.0)** | Ref | |
| Medium | 0.7 (0.5–1.3) | 1.2 (0.7–2.4) | 1.6 (1.0–2.5)* | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | |
| High | Ref | Ref | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | Ref | 1.2 (0.7–2.2) | |
| Reason for last dental visit | ||||||
| Check–up | 8.0 (5.4–14.6)** | 5.6 (3.5–11.2)** | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Problem | Ref | Ref | 3.0 (2.0–4.8)** | 6.0 (1.6–12.3)** | 4.1 (1.8–9.0)** | |
| Goodness of fit1 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.96 | |
1:
Goodness-of-fit by Hosmer and Lemeshow test.
*:
P<.05,
**:
P<.001