Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of any untreated coronal caries among dentate US adults ≥ 20 years, NHANES 2011–2012 and 2013–2014.

Predictor		OR	95% CI
HEI-2015 Quintile	V (highest)	0.61	0.46 – 0.80
	IV	0.66	0.53 – 0.83
	III	0.76	0.56 – 1.04
	II	0.93	0.66 – 1.31
	I (lowest)	1.00*
Age	Per increment of 10 years	1.08	1.03 – 1.14
Gender	Male	1.16	0.96 – 1.40
	Female	1.00*
Race/Ethnicity	Mexican-American	1.18	0.87 – 1.61
	Other Hispanic	1.02	0.73 – 1.43
	Non-Hispanic Black	1.97	1.60 – 2.62
	Non-Hispanic Asian	0.91	0.65 – 1.26
	Other, including Multi-racial	1.16	0.63 – 2.14
	Non-Hispanic White	1.00*
Current cigarette use	Yes	2.43	1.89 – 3.12
	No	1.00*
Family income-to-poverty threshold ratio	Per increment of 1.0	0.76	0.71 – 0.82
Last dental visit	> 3years ago	3.45	2.83 – 4.22
	> 1 but <= 3 years ago	2.15	1.72 – 2.68
	≤ 1 year ago	1.00*
Ever told by a doctor/ health professional had heart attack	Yes	1.58	1.05 – 2.37
	No	1.00*
Highest education	11th grade or less	1.63	1.30 – 2.04
	High school graduate/GED	1.38	1.05 – 1.81
	Some college, AA degree, or college graduate	1.00*

^*Reference category