Table 2.
Logistic regression model results of factors associated with visiting dental care providers (n = 138,734).
| VARIABLES | TYPE OF PROVIDER* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL DENTIST | DENTAL HYGIENIST | ORAL SURGEON | ||||
| AOR† (95% CI‡) | P | AOR (95% CI) | P | AOR (95% CI) | P | |
| Year By Rural | NS§ | NS | NS | |||
| Year | 0.97 (0.96 to 0.97) | .0001 | 1.03 (1.02 to 1.04) | < .0001 | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | .693 |
| Rural vs urban | 0.96 (0.79 to 1.16) | .666 | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.15) | .444 | 0.96 (0.78 to 1.19) | .706 |
| Age Group, y (Versus 18-44) | < .0001 | .015 | .079 | |||
| 45-64 | 1.11 (1.04 to 1.18) | .002 | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.07) | .231 | 0.95 (0.88 to 1.03) | .237 |
| ≥ 65 | 1.29 (1.17 to 1.42) | < .0001 | 1.10 (1.03 to 1.18) | .004 | 1.06 (0.96 to 1.17) | .277 |
| Male | 0.96 (0.91 to 1.02) | .194 | 0.90 (0.87 to 0.92) | < .0001 | 1.15 (1.08 to 1.22) | < .0001 |
| Married Versus Other | 1.19 (1.12 to 1.26) | < .0001 | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.08) | .022 | 0.72 (0.67 to 0.77) | < . 0001 |
| Race or Ethnicity (Versus Non-Hispanic White) | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.65 (0.60 to 0.71) | < .0001 | 0.54 (0.50 to 0.59) | < .0001 | 1.27 (1.14 to 1.41) | < .0001 |
| Hispanic | 0.77 (0.69 to 0.85) | < .0001 | 0.51 (0.48 to 0.55) | < .0001 | 0.87 (0.77 to 0.97) | .014 |
| Other | 0.75 (0.67 to 0.84) | < .0001 | 0.51 (0.46 to 0.57) | < .0001 | 1.14 (1.01 to 1.28) | .04 |
| Federal Poverty Threshold (Versus Poor) | .024 | < .0001 | .002 | |||
| Near poor | 1.11 (0.95 to 1.29) | .201 | 1.11 (1.00 to 1.22) | .041 | 0.84 (0.70 to 1.00) | .047 |
| Low income | 1.04 (0.92 to 1.17) | .532 | 1.21 (1.13 to 1.29) | < .0001 | 0.87 (0.76 to 0.99) | .036 |
| Middle income | 1.07 (0.96 to 1.19) | .203 | 1.45 (1.35 to 1.56) | < .0001 | 0.83 (0.74 to 0.93) | .002 |
| High income | 1.16 (1.04 to 1.30) | .008 | 1.72 (1.60 to 1.85) | < .0001 | 0.78 (0.69 to 0.88) | < .0001 |
| Education (Versus < High School) | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
| High school | 1.09 (0.99 to 1.20) | .094 | 1.31 (1.23 to 1.38) | < .0001 | 0.88 (0.79 to 0.98) | .022 |
| ≥ Some college | 1.27 (1.15 to 1.39) | < .0001 | 1.50 (1.41 to 1.59) | < .0001 | 0.81 (0.72 to 0.90) | < .0001 |
| Dental Insurance | 1.26 (1.19 to 1.35) | < .0001 | 1.24 (1.19 to 1.30) | < .0001 | 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) | .441 |
| Employed | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.07) | .946 | 0.95 (0.91 to 1.00) | .03 | 0.89 (0.82 to 0.96) | .005 |
| Health Status (Versus Excellent/Very Good) | .709 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
| Fair/poor | 0.98 (0.90 to 1.06) | .592 | 0.72 (0.69 to 0.76) | < .001 | 1.43 (1.30 to 1.57) | < .0001 |
| Good | 1.02 (0.95 to 1.09) | .631 | 0.90 (0.87 to 0.93) | < .001 | 1.16 (1.09 to 1.24) | < .0001 |
| Region (Versus Northeast) | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
| Midwest | 1.59 (1.41 to 1.78) | < .0001 | 1.38 (1.20 to 1.58) | < .0001 | 0.80 (0.72 to 0.88) | < .0001 |
| South | 1.06 (0.95 to 1.18) | .2879 | 0.75 (0.65 to 0.86) | < .0001 | 0.98 (0.88 to 1.09) | .742 |
| West | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.08) | .527 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.03) | .132 | 0.83 (0.74 to 0.92) | .001 |
*
Type of provider was the dependent variable.
†
AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.
‡
CI: Confidence interval.
§
NS: Not significant.