Table 3.

Logistic regression model results of factors associated with undergoing dental procedures (n = 138,734).

VARIABLES	TYPE OF PROCEDURE*
	DIAGNOSTIC		PREVENTIVE		RESTORATIVE		PROSTHETIC		SURGERY
	AOR† (95% CI‡)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P
Year By Rural	NS§		NS		NS		NS		NS
Year	1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)	.656	1.02 (1.01 to 1.02)	< .0001	0.98 (0.98 to 0.99)	< .0001	0.98 (0.97 to 0.98)	< .0001	0.99 (0.98 to 0.99)	.001
Rural versus urban	0.82 (0.72 to 0.93)	.003	0.87 (0.78 to 0.96)	007	1.11 (1.02 to 1.21)	.012	0.92 (0.83 to 1.02)	.098	1.23 (1.11 to 1.37)	.000
Age Group, y (Versus 18-44)		.341				< .0001		< .0001		.010
45-64	0.97 (0.93 to 1.01)	.142	1.02 (0.98 to 1.07)	353	0.87 (0.84 to 0.91)	< .0001	2.70 (2.57 to 2.83)	< .0001	1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)	.782
≥ 65	0.98 (0.92 to 1.05)	.567	1.17 (1.10 to 1.24)	< .0001	0.94 (0.89 to 0.99)	.021	2.46 (3.24 to 3.68)	< .0001	0.91 (0.86 to .98)	.007
Male	0.89 (0.86 to 0.92)	< .0001	0.84 (0.82 to 0.87)	< .0001	0.99 (0.96 to 1.03)	.702	1.00 (0.97 to 1.04)	.838	1.30 (1.25 to 1.35)	< .0001
Married Versus Other	1.07 (1.03 to 1.12)	.002	1.13 (1.09 to 1.17)	< .0001	0.95 (0.92 to 0.98)	.002	0.99 (0.96 to 1.03)	.753	0.81 (0.77 to 0.85)	< .0001
Race or Ethnicity (Versus Non-Hispanic White)		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		.009		< .0001
Non-Hispanic black	0.62 (0.58 to 0.66)	< .0001	0.56 (0.53 to 0.60)	< .0001	0.74 (0.70 to 0.79)	< .0001	0.91 (0.85 to 0.97)	.003	1.65 (1.54 to 1.76)	< .0001
Hispanic	0.69 (0.64 to 0.74)	< .0001	0.79 (0.75 to 0.84)	< .0001	0.96 (0.91 to 1.02)	.160	0.93 (0.87 to 0.99)	.028	1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)	.005
Other	0.74 (0.68 to 0.80)	< .0001	0.82 (0.76 to 0.89)	< .0001	0.89 (0.83 to 0.95)	.001	0.94 (0.88 to 1.01)	.095	1.18 (1.08 to 1.29)	.000
Federal Poverty Threshold (Versus Poor)		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		.003		< .0001
Near poor	1.01 (0.92 to 1.11)	.89	1.07 (0.98 to 1.18)	142	1.02 (0.92 to 1.13)	.751	1.08 (0.95 to 1.23)	.217	0.95 (0.85 to 1.07)	.415
Low income	1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)	.021	1.23 (1.15 to 1.23)	< .0001	1.04 (0.96 to 1.11)	.346	0.97 (0.89 to 1.06)	.49	0.85 (0.78 to 0.92)	< .0001
Middle income	1.20 (1.12 to 1.28)	< .0001	1.54 (1.44 to 1.64)	< .0001	1.04 (0.97 to 1.11)	.276	1.07 (0.99 to 1.15)	.102	0.66 (0.62 to 0.71)	< .0001
High income	1.43 (1.33 to 1.53)	< .0001	2.19 (2.05 to 2.34)	< .0001	0.92 (0.86 to 0.98)	.009	1.11 (1.03 to 1.20)	.009	0.48 (0.44 to 0.52)	< .0001
Education (Versus < High School)		< .0001		< .0001		.006		.294		< .0001
High school	1.22 (1.15 to 1.30)	< .0001	1.34 (1.27 to 1.42)	< .0001	1.11 (1.04 to 1.18)	.002	0.96 (0.89 to 1.02)	.19	0.73 (0.69 to 0.77)	< .0001
Some college or above	1.58 (1.48 to 1.68)	< .0001	1.92 (1.81 to 2.04)	< .0001	1.10 (1.03 to 1.17)	.03	0.98 (0.92 to 1.05)	.601	0.48 (0.45 to 0.51)	< .0001
Dental Insurance	1.26 (1.21 to 1.32)	< .0001	1.45 (1.39 to 1.51)	< .0001	1.00 (0.97 to 1.04)	.813	1.03 (0.98 to 1.07)	.239	0.77 (0.73 to 0.81)	< .0001
Employed	0.92 (0.88 to 0.97)	.003	0.94 (0.89 to 0.98)	007	0.94 (0.90 to 0.98)	.004	0.93 (0.89 to 0.97)	.002	0.99 (0.94 to 1.05)	.761
Health Status (Versus Excellent/Very Good)		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001
Fair/poor	0.76 (0.71 to 0.80)	< .0001	0.52 (0.49 to 0.55)	< .0001	1.20 (1.14 to 1.27)	< .0001	1.40 (1.32 to 1.49)	< .0001	1.90 (1.79 to 2.02)	< .0001
Good	0.89 to (0.850.94)	< .0001	0.76 (0.73 to 0.79)	< .0001	1.11 (1.06 to 1.15)	< .001	1.20 (1.15 to 1.25)	< .0001	1.38 (1.31 to 1.44)	< .0001
Region (Versus Northeast)		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001		< .0001
Midwest	1.38 (1.25 to 1.51)	< .0001	1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)	022	0.92 (0.87 to 0.97)	.002	1.02 (0.95 to 1.09)	.628	1.03 (0.95 to 1.10)	.481
South	0.93 (0.84 to 1.02)	.131	0.88 (0.83 to 0.94)	< .0001	0.77 (0.73 to 0.82)	< .0001	1.01 (0.94 to 1.08)	.846	1.17 (1.09 to 1.25)	< .0001
West	0.98 (0.90 to 1.07)	.682	0.99 (0.93 to 1.06)	833	0.88 (0.83 to 0.93)	< .0001	1.18(1.11 to 1.26)	< .0001	1.03 (0.96 to 1.10)	.491

^*Type of procedure was the dependent variable.

^†AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.

^‡CI: Confidence interval

^§NS: Not significant.