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. 2016 Jun 1;11(6):e0156231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156231

Table 2. Multilevel logistic regression of determinants in the presence of gingival bleeding.

SB Brasil, 2010.

Variable OR CI95% p value
Contextual
Gini Index a
    Middle tertile 0.74 0.54–1.00 0.05
    Upper tertile 0.77 0.56–1.07 0.12
MHDI b 0.94 0.65–1.34 0.73
SB/FHS coverage c
    25%-50% 0.67 0.52–0.88 0.004
    >50% 0.53 0.39–0.73 <0.001
Individual
Sex d 0.87 0.76–1.00 0.02
Self-reported skin color e 1.32 1.14–1.53 <0.001
Income f 0.83 0.72–0.97 0.40
Education 0.73 0.63–0.85 0.10

a lower tertile = 1, middle tertile = 2 and upper tertile = 3.

b ≤ 0.7 = 1; >0.7 = 2.

c < 25% = 0; 25%-50% = 1; >50% = 2.

d male = 0; female = 1.

e white = 0; nonwhite = 1.

f ≤ R$ 1,500 = 0; > R$ 1,500 = 1.

Missing data: income (159) and education (212).

Sextant excluded or not evaluated: sex 17 (2,514); sex 11 (2,297); sex 27 (2,559); sex 37 (2,211); sex 31 (632); sex 47 (2,201).