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. 2019 Mar 30;9(3):e022436. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022436

Table 4.

Factors associated with reason for unmet dental care needs according to employment status or income

Variables Reason for unmet need
Economic burden No time to spare Others
OR* 95% CI OR* 95% CI OR* 95% CI
Employment status
 Permanent 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Precarious 1.36 1.14 to 1.61 0.83 0.67 to 1.04 1.03 0.79 to 1.34
 Self-employed 1.18 0.99 to 1.41 1.12 0.91 to 1.37 1.44 0.13 to 1.83
 Those not in employment 1.40 1.16 to 1.76 0.42 0.28 to 0.64 1.55 1.12 to 2.15
Income
 Q5 (Highest) 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Q4 2.06 1.65 to 2.57 0.92 0.75 to 1.12 0.96 0.75 to 1.22
 Q3 2.93 2.35 to 3.64 0.74 0.59 to 0.94 0.85 0.65 to 1.10
 Q2 3.44 2.73 to 4.34 0.74 0.56 to 0.98 0.89 0.65 to 1.21
 Q1 (Lowest) 4.46 3.33 to 5.99 0.67 0.40 to 1.14 0.58 0.32 to 1.04

*Adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status, disability, chronic disease, depression, stress, self-rated health, type of health insurance, private insurance.