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. 2020 Jul 23;17(15):5304. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155304

Table 2.

The dental diseases and the utilization of dental services by three domains of Gelberg–Andersen behavioral model in homeless people, S. Korea.

Variables Dental Diseases
N = 2030
Dental Devices
N = 569
n (%) n (%)
Total 571 (28.1) 349 (61.3)
Predisposing
 Sex p = 0.704 p = 0.110
  Men 456 (27.9) 271 (59.7)
  Women 115 (28.9) 78 (67.8)
 Age p = 0.001 p = 0.877
  <50 122 (22.4) 75 (62.0)
  ≥50 447 (30.2) 273 (61.2)
missing 2 1
 Education p = 0.704 p = 0.780
  ≥High School 250 (28.9) 152 (60.8)
  ≤Middle School 320 (28.1) 197 (62.0)
missing 1
 Duration (years) p = 0.877 p = 0.922
  <10 267 (28.6) 164 (61.7)
  ≥10 262 (28.3) 162 (62.1)
missing 42 23
 Drinking p = 0.570 p = 0.001
  No 347 (28.6) 231 (66.8)
  Yes 224 (27.5) 118 (52.9)
 Smoking p = 0.490 p = 0.169
  No 214 (27.3) 139 (65.0)
  Yes 357 (28.7) 210 (59.2)
Enabling
 Housing Status p = 0.081 p < 0.001
  Street 68 (22.7) 24 (35.3)
  Small Rooming 88 (29.1) 44 (50.0)
  Shelter 415 (29.0) 281 (68.0)
 Employed p = 0.219 p = 0.044
  Yes 235 (29.6) 154 (66.1)
  No 331 (27.0) 191 (57.7)
missing 6 4
 Income (1000 won) p = 0.201 p = 0.330
  ≥500 164 (31.2) 95 (58.3)
  <500 316 (28.2) 198 (62.9)
Need 91 56
 Subjective Health p = 0.001 p = 0.198
  Good 171 (23.6) 111 (65.3)
  Bad 399 (30.7) 237 (59.6)
missing 1 1
 Medical Diseases p < 0.001 p = 0.968
  No 78 (16.7) 48 (61.5)
  Yes 493 (31.5) 301 (61.3)