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. 2015 Aug 27;12:E138. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150037

Table 3. Odds Ratios (ORs) With 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) From Multiple Logistic Regression Modela of Children Aged 6 to 19 Years With at Least 1 Sealant, NHANES 2005–2010.

Variable OR (95% CI) P Valueb
Combined effect of income and education
<100% FPL
<High school diploma vs high school diploma 1.03 (0.75–1.42) .85
<High school diploma vs >high school diploma 1.07 (0.83–1.37) .62
High school diploma vs >high school diploma 1.03 (0.70–1.52) .86
100%–200% FPL
<High school diploma vs high school diploma 0.72 (0.52–1.01) .05
<High school diploma vs >high school diploma 0.73 (0.53–1.00) .05
High school diploma vs >high school diploma 1.01 (0.73–1.39) .96
>200% FPL
<High school diploma vs high school diploma 0.64 (0.39–1.07) .09
<High school diploma vs >high school diploma 0.55 (0.36–0.83) .005
High school diploma vs >high school diploma 0.85 (0.64–1.12) .24
Child’s age group
6–11 0.67 (0.58–0.79) <.001
12–19 1.0 [Reference]
Child’s sex
Female 1.24 (1.06–1.45) .008
Male 1.0 [Reference]
Child’s race/ethnicity
Mexican American 0.98 (0.78–1.22) .85
Non-Hispanic black 0.59 (0.48–0.72) <.001
Other 1.01 (0.79–1.30) .91
Non-Hispanic white 1.0 [Reference]
Health insurance
No insurance 0.72 (0.58–0.90) .005
Medicaid/SCHIP 1.01 (0.80–1.29) .90
Other government 1.26 (0.98–1.62) .08
Private or military insurance 1.0 [Reference]
Regular source of care
No .70 (0.53–0.93) .01
Yes (≥one place) 1.0 [Reference]
Child’s general health
Fair to poor 0.87 (0.66–1.16) <.001
Good 0.74 (0.63–0.87) .33
Excellent to very good 1.0 [Reference]
Survey year
2005–2006 0.67 (0.50–0.88) .006
2007–2008 0.50 (0.41–0.61) <.001
2009–2010 1.0 [Reference]

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; FPL, federal poverty level.

a

Hosmer-Lemeshow Satterthwaite, P = .55.

b

Wald F-test used to test for significance of combined effect of income and education and Wald t test used for other variables.