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. 2012 Oct 27;12:46. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-12-46

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