Table 4.

Generalised linear regression models for number of untreated decayed teeth

Variables	B	95% CI	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
			B	95% CI	B	95% CI	B	95% CI
Sociodemographic
Female	−0.19***	−0.27, −0.11	−0.13**	−0.22, −0.05	−0.13**	−0.21, −0.04	−0.16	−0.25, −0.07
Age (Ref. 18–29), years
30–45	0.00	−0.14, 0.15	0.00	−0.14, 0.14	−0.01	−0.15, 0.14	−0.10	−0.26, 0.07
46–60	−0.08	−0.22, 0.06	−0.06	−0.20, 0.09	−0.05	−0.19, 0.10	−0.18	−0.35, −0.01
61+	−0.10	−0.24, 0.04	−0.09	−0.24, 0.07	−0.07	−0.23, 0.08	−0.26	−0.45, −0.07
Household size	−0.00	−0.03, 0.03	−0.03	−0.06, 0.01	−0.02	−0.06, 0.01	−0.01	−0.05, 0.03
Behavioural
Frequency of visiting a dentist >12 months	0.38***	0.30, 0.45	0.34***	0.26, 0.42	0.33***	0.25, 0.41	0.28***	0.19, 0.36
Brush two or more times per day	−0.31***	−0.39, −0.23	−0.24***	−0.32, −0.16	−0.23***	−0.31, −0.14	−0.21***	−0.30, −0.13
Psychosocial
Perceived stress	0.15***	0.08, 0.22	–	–	0.07	−0.03, 0.17	0.09	−0.02, 0.19
Perceived constraints	0.12***	0.06, 0.17	–	–	0.04	−0.05, 0.12	−0.04	−0.13, 0.05
Social support	−0.10***	−0.16, −0.05	–	–	−0.03	−0.09, 0.04	−0.02	−0.09, 0.05
Perceived mastery	−0.07*	−0.14, −0.00	–	–	−0.02	−0.10, 0.07	0.00	−0.09, 0.09
Socioeconomic
Income ≥ $60,000	−0.25***	−0.33, −0.17	–	–	–	–	−0.15**	−0.25, −0.04
Tertiary degree	−0.26***	−0.34, −0.18	–	–	–	–	−0.16**	−0.25, −0.06
Social standing top 50%	−0.37***	−0.46, −0.29	–	–	–	–	−0.21***	−0.31, −0.11
Not employed	0.08*	0.01, 0.17	–	–	–	–	0.04	−0.07, 0.14

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.