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. 2014 Jun 25;14:78. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-78

Table 3.

Predictors for avoiding a dental professional in the past year due to cost, 2007/09

Variables Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) P-value Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
Age*
 
 
 
 
6-19 (reference)
 
 
 
 
20-39
2.41 (1.73,3.35)
0.001
2.46 (1.18,5.12)
0.021
40-59
1.65 (1.09,2.48)
0.021
1.76 (1.09,2.83)
0.025
Sex
 
 
 
 
Males (reference)
 
 
 
 
Females
1.29 (1.01,1.67)
0.013
1.43 (1.00,2.05)
0.048
Immigrant status
 
 
 
 
Non-Immigrant (reference)
 
 
 
 
Immigrant
1.59 (1.20,2.12)
0.004
1.19 (0.75,1.88)
0.417
Education
 
 
 
 
> High school (reference)
 
 
 
 
< High school
0.82 (0.66,1.03)
0.770
0.85 (0.54,1.34)
0.451
Employment status
 
 
 
 
Full-time employed (reference)
 
 
 
 
Part-time employed
1.29 (0.72,2.29)
0.352
0.80 (0.40,1.60)
0.495
Unemployed
1.35 (1.11,1.64)
0.006
0.90 (0.59,1.36)
0.591
Income
 
 
 
 
Higher (reference)
 
 
 
 
Upper middle
2.51 (1.62,3.91)
0.001
1.82 (1.18,2.80)
0.011
Lower middle
5.40 (3.38,8.62)
0.001
3.79 (2.16,6.67)
0.001
Lower
5.64 (3.56,8.93)
0.001
4.27 (1.69,10.74)
0.005
Insurance
 
 
 
 
Private (reference)
 
 
 
 
Public
1.04 (0.49,2.18)
0.918
0.42 (0.12,1.56)
0.175
None
5.95 (4.60,7.70)
0.001
5.85 (4.20,8.15)
0.001
Self-reported oral health
 
 
 
 
Good to excellent (reference)
 
 
 
 
Fair to poor
3.88 (2.74,5.48)
0.001
3.09 (2.11,4.54)
0.001
Oral health
 
 
 
 
D (decayed teeth)
1.30 (1.19,1.41)
0.001
1.12 (1.02,1.23)
0.021
M (missing teeth) 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) 0.014 1.02 (0.97,1.08) 0.343

*Age groups 6–11 and 12–19 were combined for the logistic regression analyses since certain data was not collected for respondents aged 6–11 (i.e. income and employment status).