Table 6.
Factors explaining the provision of preventive treatment under dental general anaesthesia in logistic regression modelling
| Parameter | Estimate | SE | OR | 95%CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Being immigrant: 0=No, 1=Yes |
0.469 |
0.31 |
1.6 |
0.9, 2.9 |
0.128 |
| Previous sedation: 0=No, 1=Yes |
0.830 |
0.30 |
2.3 |
1.3, 4.1 |
0.005 |
| Receiving tooth extraction: 0=No, 1=Yes |
−0.139 |
0.06 |
0.9 |
0.8, 0.98 |
0.022 |
| Extreme non-cooperation: 0=No, 1=Yes |
0.532 |
0.33 |
1.7 |
0.9, 3.2 |
0.103 |
| Extreme dental fear: 0=No, 1=Yes |
−0.473 |
0.30 |
0.6 |
0.3, 1.1 |
0.110 |
| Excessive need for treatment: 0=No, 1=Yes |
0.353 |
0.33 |
1.4 |
0.7, 2.7 |
0.283 |
| Constant term | −1.975 | 0.43 |
Deviance=357.2; df=340.
In the fitted model, age and gender were controlled for.