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. 2017 Oct 1;26(5):470–479. doi: 10.1159/000481864

Table 5.

Predictors of appearance, chewing ability, fit, cleansability, overall satisfaction, and 6 domains of satisfaction with the crowns in multivariate analysis

Variables B SE β p value 95% CI for B
range
Appearance
 Tooth brushing frequency 1.803 0.397 0.434 0.000 1.001 2.604
 Dental visit regularity 1.154 0.388 0.294 0.005 0.370 1.937
 Flossing frequency 0.088 0.495 0.018 0.860 −0.910 1.086
 Age of crowns −0.72 0.027 −0.331 0.010 −0.126 −0.018

Chewing ability
 Tooth brushing frequency 2.791 0.389 0.652 0.000 2.007 3.576
 Dental visit regularity 0.543 0.380 0.134 0.161 −0.224 1.309
 Flossing frequency 0.153 0.484 0.030 0.753 −0.823 1.130
 Age of crowns −0.051 0.026 −0.026 0.040 −0.002 −0.103

Fitting
 Tooth brushing frequency −0.247 0.079 −0.452 0.003 −0.406 −0.088
 Dental visit regularity 0.140 0.077 0.272 0.075 −0.015 0.296
 Flossing frequency 0.197 0.098 0.303 0.051 0.000 0.395
 Age of crowns −0.007 0.005 −0.229 0.220 −0.017 0.004

Cleansability
 Toothbrushing frequency −0.173 0.094 −0.277 0.074 −0.363 0.017
 Dental visit regularity −0.048 0.092 −0.082 0.603 −0.234 0.137
 Flossing frequency 0.339 0.117 0.457 0.006 0.103 0.576
 Age of crowns −0.008 0.006 −0.240 0.220 −0.021 0.005

Overall
 Tooth brushing frequency −0.200 0.207 −0.165 0.339 −0.618 0.218
 Dental visit regularity −0.100 0.202 −0.087 0.623 −0.509 0.308
 Flossing frequency 0.446 0.258 0.309 0.091 −0.074 0.966
 Age of crowns −0.001 0.014 −0.023 0.916 −0.029 0.027

Six domains
 Toothbrushing frequency 3.974 0.721 0.477 0.000 2.518 5.430
 Dental visit regularity 1.688 0.705 0.214 0.021 0.265 3.111
 Flossing frequency 1.224 0.898 0.123 0.180 −0.589 3.037
 Age of crowns −0.139 0.048 −0.317 0.006 −0.236 −0.041

B, regression estimate; SE, standard error; β, regression coefficient.