Table 4.

The association^a of dental caries with select sociodemographic characteristics in primary teeth among youth aged 2–9 years: United States and Los Angeles County, 1999–2004

	Caries experienceb		Untreated cariesc
	LA County ORs (CIs)	USA ORs (CIs)	LA County ORs (CIs)	USA ORs (CIs)
Age
2–5 yearsd	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6–9 years	2.08 (0.93–4.64)	2.60 (2.14–3.17)	1.14 (0.51–2.53)	1.57 (1.29–1.90)
Gender
Maled	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	0.74 (0.24–2.26)	0.85 (0.69–1.04)	1.03 (0.43–2.50)	0.92 (0.73–1.17)
Poverty
<200% FPG	5.38 (2.20–13.16)	2.89 (2.27–3.67)	2.37 (0.86–6.56)	2.55 (2.10–3.10)
≥200% FPGd	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Dental visit
No	0.30 (0.10–0.89)	0.52 (0.41–0.66)	0.82 (0.30–2.21)	1.24 (0.95–1.61)
Yesd	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00

OR, Odds Ratios; CI, 95% Confidence Intervals; FPG, Federal Poverty Guideline based on PIR; LA, Los Angeles. Bold Odds Ratio indicates statistical significance.

^aLogistic Regression Models include four independent variables shown (age, gender, poverty, and dental visit).

^bdft > 0.

^cdt > 0.

^dReference category.