Table 6.

Determinants of mean DDS among Saharawi refugee men and women (n = 355)

Dependent variables	Predictor variables	Unadjusted beta coefficients (95% CI)	p	Adjusted beta coefficientsa (95% CI)b	p	Stand Beta
Mean DDS	Constant
	Ageb	−0.02 (−0.03, −0.01)	<0.001	−0.01 (−0.06, −0.003)	0.01	−0.14
	Genderc	−0.40 (−6.0, −0.03)	0.11	−0.30 (−0.60, −0,04)	0.05	−0.11
	WAMI indexd	0.07 (0.04, 0.10)	<0.001	0.07 (0.04, 0.100)	<0.001	0.31
	R2				0.14

^aMDDS adjusted for: sex, gender, number of children, marital status

^bContinuous variable in years

^cDichotomous variable, 0 = women, 1 = men

^dContinuous variable based on a score (WAMI index consists of 4 variables: water/sanitation, assets, maternal education and income)