Table 5.
Multivariate-adjusteda odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for dental care use
| Income | Financial assets | Real assets | Total wealth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |||
| Economic variables | ||||||
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2nd quartile | 1.03 (0.80–1.31) | 1.17 (0.91–1.50) | 1.27 (1.00–1.61) | 1.28 (0.98–1.67) | ||
| 3rd quartile | 1.08 (0.82–1.41) | 1.25 (0.94–1.66) | 1.40 (1.08–1.82) | 1.40 (1.07–1.82) | ||
| 4th quartile (highest) | 0.98 (0.74–1.30) | 1.26 (0.96–1.66) | 1.40 (1.04–1.86) | 1.39 (1.04–1.84) | ||
| Need variables | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 52–59 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 60–64 years | 1.22 (0.96–1.54) | 1.20 (0.94–1.52) | 1.19 (0.94–1.52) | 1.18 (0.93–1.51) | ||
| 65–69 years | 1.42 (1.11–1.82) | 1.39 (1.08–1.79) | 1.41 (1.10–1.80) | 1.37 (1.07–1.76) | ||
| ≥70 years | 1.29 (1.00–1.66) | 1.27 (0.99–1.63) | 1.26 (0.98–1.62) | 1.24 (0.96–1.60) | ||
| Use of denturesb | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1.00 (0.85–1.19) | 1.00 (0.84–1.18) | 1.01 (0.85–1.19) | 1.00 (0.85–1.19) | ||
| Chewing abilityb | ||||||
| Very well | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Almost well | 0.94 (0.79–1.11) | 0.94 (0.79–1.12) | 0.95 (0.80–1.13) | 0.95 (0.80–1.13) | ||
| Not well | 1.10 (0.73–1.67) | 1.14 (0.75–1.73) | 1.14 (0.75–1.73) | 1.16 (0.76–1.76) | ||
| Non-need variables | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Women | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) | 1.19 (1.01–1.40) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/Common-law | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Others | 0.89 (0.72–1.09) | 0.89 (0.73–1.09) | 0.95 (0.77–1.18) | 0.94 (0.77–1.17) | ||
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Elementary/Junior high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Senior high school | 1.36 (1.13–1.64) | 1.34 (1.11–1.61) | 1.35 (1.12–1.63) | 1.33 (1.11–1.61) | ||
| >Senior high school | 1.60 (1.27–2.02) | 1.55 (1.23–1.95) | 1.54 (1.22–1.95) | 1.52 (1.21–1.92) | ||
| Work status | ||||||
| Working | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Not working | 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | 1.02 (0.86–1.22) | 1.01 (0.85–1.21) | 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | ||
aAdjusted for all other variables in the table
bData on use of dentures and chewing ability were derived from the first wave of JSTAR, 2007