eTable.
TERCILE OF COUNTY-LEVEL COVID-19 INCIDENCE RATE | COEFFICIENT | 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL | P VALUE |
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Lowest [Reference] | |||
Middle | −8.9 | −10.7 to −7.1 | < .001 |
Highest | −5.6 | −7.7 to −3.5 | < .001 |
Intercept† | −0.6 | −2.1 to 0.9 | .435 |
Data are from a linear regression model with robust standard errors, using the county-week as the unit of observation (N = 66,817), examining the percentage change in weekly visits to dental offices during the pandemic (weeks of March 8, 2020, and later) compared with the same period in 2019.
The intercept is interpreted as the average change in weekly visits between 2019 and 2020 during the pandemic among counties with the lowest COVID-19 incidence.