Table 2.
Odds of a well-child medical visit including fluoride varnish (N=328,661)
| Covariates | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|
| County rurality (reference group = metropolitan) | ||
| Rural | 2.41*** | 1.44, 4.00 |
| Remote rural | 3.47*** | 2.25, 5.32 |
| Age (reference group = 1 year) | ||
| 2 | 1.48** | 1.16, 1.89 |
| 3 | 0.74 | 0.50, 1.08 |
| 4 | 0.13*** | 0.08, 0.22 |
| 5 | 0.07*** | 0.04, 0.12 |
| Sex (reference group = male) | ||
| Female | 0.99 | 0.95, 1.02 |
| Insurance Type (reference group = Exclusive Provider Organization) | ||
| Health Maintenance Organization | 0.85 | 0.69, 1.04 |
| Preferred Provider Organization | 0.81* | 0.66, 0.98 |
| Point of Service | 0.80* | 0.65, 0.97 |
| State (reference group = Connecticut) | ||
| Maine | 3.82*** | 1.72, 8.47 |
| New Hampshire | 0.67 | 0.29, 1.52 |
| Rhode Island | 4.57*** | 2.12, 9.83 |
| Year (reference group = 2016) | ||
| 2017 | 1.43** | 1.10, 1.84 |
| 2018 | 1.70*** | 1.28, 2.24 |
| County pediatricians per 10,000 population | 1.04 | 0.91, 1.17 |
| County family medicine physicians per 10,000 population | 0.87* | 0.76, 0.99 |
| County dentists per 10,000 population | 1.08 | 0.96, 1.20 |
| County % of population insured by Medicaid | 0.04 | 0.001, 3.03 |
| Intercept | 0.03*** | 0.01, 0.11 |
*
P<0.05,
**
P<0.01,
***
P<0.001.
McFadden’s adjusted R2=0.11. Standard errors clustered at the county-level.