Table 6.

Multivariate analysis of determinants of FTs

Variable	β	P value	95% CI
Gender
Male	Base category
Female	0.30	0.03	− 0.13	0.73
Type of household
Non-agricultural family	Base category
Agricultural family	− 0.53	0.02	− 0.99	− 0.08
Age
35–44 years	Base category
65–74 years	− 0.73	0.00	− 1.09	− 0.38
Education
Low education level	Base category
Medium education level	0.51	0.16	− 0.30	1.32
High education level	0.25	0.55	− 0.59	1.10
Consumption of desserts
No	Base category
Yes	0.03	0.36	− 0.29	0.36
Consumption of sugared beverages
No	Base category
Yes	− 0.26	0.19	− 0.73	0.21
Time of last dental visit
Never visit dentist	Base category
Visited dentist 1 year ago	2.70	0.00	1.88	3.51
Visited dentist 6–12 months ago	3.46	0.00	2.59	4.33
Visited dentist within last 6 months	3.18	0.00	2.42	3.93
Toothpick use
No	Base category
Yes	0.75	0.00	0.55	0.94
Flossing
No	Base category
Yes	0.38	0.41	− 0.28	1.05
Reimbursement for dental treatment
No	Base category
Yes	− 0.08	0.64	− 0.61	0.46
Urban employee basic medical insurance system
No	Base category
Yes	− 0.45	0.13	− 1.03	0.13
Urban resident medical insurance system
No	Base category
Yes	− 0.78	0.01	− 1.21	− 0.35
The new-type rural medical collaboration system
No	Base category
Yes	− 0.91	0.18	− 1.68	− 0.14
Self-rated oral health
Self-rate oral health as low	Base category
Self-rate oral health as Medium	0.00	0.51	− 0.32	0.32
Self-rate oral health as High	− 0.29	0.46	− 0.52	− 0.07
Oral health knowledge
Low scores on oral health knowledge	Base category
High scores on oral health knowledge	− 0.20	0.46	− 0.85	0.45
Oral health attitude
Low scores on oral health attitude	Base category
High scores on oral health attitude	0.25	0.10	− 0.09	0.60
Chronic disease
No	Base category
Yes	0.31	0.10	− 0.06	0.67
Log household income	0.04	0.04	− 0.28	0.35