Table 3.

Covariate-adjusted Logistic Regression Models¹ on 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	1.03	0.98	1.07	1.07	0.95	1.13	1.02	1.20	1.21	1.18	0.96
2+	2.04**	1.18	1.71**	1.55*	1.31	1.72**	1.70***	1.42	1.58***	1.77*	1.62***
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	0.94	0.86*	0.98	1.02	1.23**	1.02	1.07	1.03	0.93	0.95	0.99
13-17	0.48***	0.50***	0.53***	0.63***	0.70***	0.57***	0.67***	0.58***	0.53***	0.60***	0.63***
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	0.70***	0.77***	0.70***	0.73***	0.69***	0.70***	0.65***	0.77***	0.82***	0.73***	0.79***
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	1.03	1.07	1.11	0.99	1.02	1.08	1.02	1.06	1.37***	1.16	1.13
Unknown	0.91	0.88	1.01	0.96	0.91	1.01	0.89	1.00	1.04	0.85	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**	1.29***	1.54***	1.25**	1.41***	1.40***	1.31***	1.20**	1.29*	1.26**	1.38***
Other	1.16	1.15	1.82***	1.73***	1.53***	1.36***	1.39***	1.46***	1.08	1.67***	1.42***
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	0.71**	1.19	1.27	0.98	1.01	0.95	0.92	1.06	1.17*	0.95	0.86
Q3	0.72**	1.11	1.46**	0.84*	0.94	0.84*	0.98	0.83*	1.02	0.93	0.88
Q4	0.73*	0.96	1.25	0.64***	0.76**	0.81*	0.77**	0.85	0.99	0.86	0.76*

¹Regression models 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.