Table 2.

Bivariate Statistics from Unadjusted Logistic Regression Models¹ Indicating Factors Associated with Non-traumatic Dental Condition-related Hospitalizations for U.S. Children Ages 3 to 17 yrs with Prevalence Odds Ratios²

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Main Predictor Variable
Complex chronic conditions (CCCs)
0	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	1.21*	1.12	1.18*	1.19	1.08	1.21	1.11	1.31*	1.35**	1.26*	1.05
2+	2.43***	1.39	2.08***	1.74**	1.56*	1.98***	1.96***	1.63*	1.94***	2.01**	1.82***
Model Covariates
Age (yrs)
3-5	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6-12	0.96	0.86*	0.98	1.01	1.21**	1.00	1.08	1.01	0.90	0.94	0.97
13-17	0.44***	0.48***	0.48***	0.61***	0.66***	0.53***	0.62***	0.55***	0.49***	0.55***	0.59***
Gender
Male	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	0.62***	0.69***	0.63***	0.68***	0.64***	0.65***	0.61***	0.70***	0.74***	0.67***	0.74***
Race
White	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Non-White	1.20*	1.18	1.27**	1.13	1.17	1.23**	1.16	1.16	1.44***	1.33**	1.30***
Unknown	0.96	0.86	1.01	0.93	0.93	1.07	0.90	0.99	1.02	0.83	0.82
Insurance Type
Private	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Public	1.23**	1.34***	1.54***	1.33***	1.47***	1.47***	1.39***	1.25**	1.38***	1.38***	1.53***
Other	1.13	1.16	1.82***	1.77***	1.56***	1.42***	1.52***	1.57***	1.16	1.82***	1.47***
Mean community income (Quartile)
Q1	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Q2	0.68***	1.15	1.18	0.96	0.95	0.91	0.88	1.03	1.07	0.90	0.81*
Q3	0.67***	1.03	1.29	0.79**	0.85	0.79**	0.92	0.81**	0.92	0.87	0.81*
Q4	0.68**	0.87	1.04	0.59***	0.66***	0.73***	0.68***	0.79*	0.83	0.76***	0.66***

¹Regression models unadjusted for covariates but adjusted for NIS strata, hospital clustering, and patient discharge weights.

²Nationally representative estimates.

^*p ≥ .01 to p < .05.

^**p ≥ .001 to p < .01.

^***p < .001.