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. 2020 Nov 4;63(4):202–209. doi: 10.1111/idj.12032

Table 5.

Generalised linear regression models for number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT)

Variables B 95% CI Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
B 95% CI B 95% CI B 95% CI
Sociodemographic
Female −0.29 −0.82, 0.23 0.80*** 0.53, 1.25 0.89*** 0.53, 1.25 0.72*** 0.34, 1.10
Age (Ref. 18–29), years
30–45 6.14*** 5.55, 6.74 6.28*** 5.69, 6.87 6.26*** 5.66, 6.85 5.50*** 4.80, 6.21
46–60 16.49*** 15.91, 17.08 16.56*** 15.97, 17.16 16.46*** 15.85, 17.06 15.58*** 14.87, 16.30
61+ 19.95*** 19.35, 20.55 20.03*** 19.40, 20.67 19.60*** 19.30, 20.62 18.48*** 17.67, 19.29
Household size −2.18*** −2.37, −1.99 −0.06 −0.20, 0.09 −0.13 −0.16, 0.14 0.05 −0.11, 0.21
Behavioural
Frequency of visiting a dentist >12 months −1.79*** −2.31, −1.27 −0.99*** −1.33, −0.64 −0.99*** −1.33, −0.64 −1.33*** −1.69, −0.96
Brush two or more times per day 0.82** 0.29, 1.35 −0.39* −0.75, −0.03 −0.39* −0.75, −0.03 −0.33 −0.70, 0.05
Psychosocial
Perceived stress −2.45*** −2.92, −1.99 −0.28 −0.70, 0.15 −0.18 −0.63, 0.27
Perceived constraints 0.39* 0.10, 0.76 0.42 0.07, 0.77 0.24 −0.14, 0.62
Social support −0.80*** −1.16, −0.43 −0.36** −0.64, −0.09 −0.27 −0.56, 0.02
Perceived mastery −0.40 −0.85, 0.06 0.18 −0.18, 0.54 0.19 −0.19, 0.57
Socioeconomic
Income ≥ $60,000 −4.59*** −5.12, −4.06 −0.75** −1.19, −0.32
Tertiary degree −1.93*** −2.49, −1.37 −1.14*** −1.54, −0.75
Social standing top 50% −0.73* −1.30, −0.15 −0.16 −0.59, 0.27
Not employed 5.93*** 5.41, 6.44 0.56* 0.11, 1.01

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