Table 2.

Descriptive statistics on healthcare and condition related risk factors, and unadjusted and adjusted associations for any unmet dental need in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

	Dental Needs are Met		Has Unmet Dental Need		Unadjusted			Adjusted
	N	%	N	%	OR	(95% CI)	p-value	OR	(95% CI)	p-value
Child received coordinated, ongoing, comprehensive care within a medical home?
No	1649	72.5	317	92.0	4.36	(2.63 – 7.23)	<0.001	4.46	(2.59 – 7.69)	<0.001
Yes	674	27.5	42	8.0	ref			ref
Has gaps in insurance in past year?
No	2250	92.9	315	85.7	ref		<0.001	ref		0.17
Yes	140	7.1	61	14.3	2.19	(1.31 – 3.65)		1.66	(0.81 – 3.41)
Autism severity by parent report
Mild	1278	49.5	145	45.7	ref		0.82	ref		0.92
Moderate	831	35.2	164	38.4	1.18	(0.71 – 1.98)		1.11	(0.62 – 1.99)
Severe	272	15.3	65	15.8	1.12	(0.61 – 2.06)		1.12	(0.58 – 2.15)
Number of screener criteria met for being a CSHCN
1	145	7.0	17	6.4	ref		0.02	ref		0.003
2	325	13.2	35	7.3	0.60	(0.21 – 1.72)		0.59	(0.18 – 1.96)
3	500	20.4	54	11.5	0.61	(0.24 – 1.54)		0.59	(0.20 – 1.76)
4	793	32.4	142	37.0	1.24	(0.52 – 2.96)		1.25	(0.44 – 3.55)
5	633	27.0	128	37.7	1.51	(0.58 – 3.95)		1.80	(0.61 – 5.25)
Has current Intellectual Disability?
No	1910	78.4	274	61.8	ref		<0.001	ref		<0.001
Yes	486	21.6	102	38.3	2.24	(1.28 – 3.93)		2.61	(1.60 – 4.24)
Has current Anxiety?
No	1371	56.8	171	51.1	ref		0.33	ref		0.22
Yes	1025	43.2	205	48.9	1.26	(0.79 – 2.00)		1.32	(0.84 – 2.07)
Has current ADD/ADHD?
No	1366	56.0	212	47.6	ref		0.15	ref		0.10
Yes	1030	44.1	164	52.4	1.40	(0.89 – 2.21)		1.41	(0.94 – 2.12)
Child receives special educational services?
No	447	18.7	67	19.3	ref		0.87	ref		0.94
Yes	1939	81.3	308	80.7	0.96	(0.58 – 1.59)		1.02	(0.59 – 1.78)

NOTE: All percentages are sample weighted estimates. Counts are raw counts not adjusted for sampling weights. All variables missing <5%. All adjusted models accounted for the child's gender, age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, primary language spoken in the home, and type of insurance. Ref=Reference.