Table 3.

Regression Analysis- Associations between pediatric oral health-related quality of life score and select variables^†

Characteristic	Parameter Estimate	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Intercept	6.52	2.26, 10.78	0.003
Oral Health Status*	1.16	−0.14, 2.46	0.08
Child age	−0.10	−0.20, 0.005	0.06
Utilization of urgent dental services**	8.20	3.30, 13.09	0.001
Utilization of non-urgent dental services	0.55	−2.99, 4.09	0.76
Dental insurance ***	−1.24	−4.06, 1.57	0.38
Number of children in household	−0.50	−1.42, 0.41	0.28

NOTE: Higher POQL scores indicate worse oral health-related QoL

^†A total of 104 participants responded to all items of interest in the regression analysis.

^*Oral health status scale: excellent (1), very good (2), good (3), fair (4), poor (5)

^**Reported on at least one occasion of: seeking care for a cavity or toothache, having a tooth extracted

^***Reported having Medicaid, SCHIP, private insurance, or other insurance that was not IHS