Table 6.

Multivariate logistic regressions predicting the odds of having at least one clinical need including predisposing, enabling, need, personal dental health practice and use of service factors (N=23,456,538)

	Model 5 (N=23,456,538)
	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Predisposing Factors
Sex
Male (Reference)
Female	0.7 (0.6, 0.9)	0.004
Age
12 to 19 (Reference)
20 to 39	1.0 (0.7, 1.5)	0.841
40 to 59	1.3 (0.8, 2.1)	0.190
60 to 79	1.0 (0.7, 1.4)	0.841
Smoking Status
Never smoked (Reference)
Past smoker	1.0 (0.7, 1.5)	0.940
Current smoker	1.3 (1.0, 1.8)	0.040
Education
Degree/Diploma (Reference)
<Degree/Diploma	1.4 (1.1, 1.8)	0.026
Immigrant Status
Born in Canada (Reference)
Not born in Canada	1.2 (0.8, 1.7)	0.412
Aboriginal Status
Non-Aboriginal (Reference)
Aboriginal	1.4 (0.8, 2.5)	0.236
Enabling Factors
Income adequacy
Highest income (Reference)
Middle income	1.2 (0.9, 1.5)	0.149
Lowest income	1.1 (0.8, 1.4)	0.630
Dental insurance
Private coverage (Reference)
Public coverage	2.0 (1.3, 3.1)	0.005
Non-insured	1.4 (1.1, 1.7)	0.023
Need Factors
Self-reported oral health
Excellent/Good (Reference)
Fair/Poor	2.9 (1.8, 4.6)	0.000
Self-reported general health
Excellent/Good (Reference)
Fair/Poor	1.2 (0.8, 1.7)	0.324
Self-reported oral pain
Rarely/Never (Reference)
Often/Sometimes	0.8 (0.5, 1.1)	0.138
Personal Dental Health Practices
Brushing frequency
>Once/day (Reference)
Once/day	1.2 (0.9, 1.7)	0.150
<Once/day or Never	0.8 (0.4, 1.7)	0.577
Flossing Frequency
>Once/day (Reference)
Once/day	2.0 (1.1, 3.6)	0.133
<Once/day	1.6 (0.9, 3.0)	0.108
Never	2.4 (1.3, 4.6)	0.011
Use of Services
Avoided dental treatment due to cost
No (Reference)
Yes	1.2 (0.8, 1.8)	0.313
Last Dental Visit
In the last year (Reference)
More than one year ago	2.0 (1.4, 3.0)	0.002
Dental Visit Frequency
>/=Once a year (Reference)
<Once a year/emergency/never	1.2 (0.8, 1.8)	0.476
Work/School Days Lost
No (Reference)
Yes	1.1 (0.8, 1.4)	0.644