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Table 3 Multivariate models – % receiving 1+ services by explanatory variables

From: Dental service patterns among private and public adult patients in Australia

 

Fillings

Extractions

Oral prophylaxis

X-rays

Crown/Bridge

Dentures

Gum treatment

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Site last visit (a)

              

   Public

0.99

(0.76,1.29)

*1.69

(1.26,2.28)

*0.50

(0.38,0.66)

0.97

(0.76,1.24)

*0.34

(0.13,0.91)

1.37

(0.93,2.01)

1.15

(0.65,2.04)

Sex (b)

              

   Male

1.03

(0.90,1.18)

*1.25

(1.04,1.50)

*0.74

(0.65,0.86)

0.94

(0.82,1.07)

0.94

(0.73,1.19)

0.86

(0.63,1.16)

0.78

(0.58,1.04)

Last visit (c)

              

   Problem

*3.93

(3.42,4.51)

*5.69

(4.63,6.98)

*0.35

(0.30,0.41)

*3.09

(2.70,3.54)

*3.78

(2.92,4.89)

*2.75

(1.98,3.84)

*1.47

(1.13,1.93)

Income (d)

              

   $20–<40,000

1.21

(0.98,1.51)

0.81

(0.62,1.05)

*1.39

(1.10,1.77)

*1.32

(1.07,1.63)

*1.73

(1.09,2.73)

*0.57

(0.37,0.86)

0.95

(0.60,1.52)

   $40–<60,000

*1.32

(1.04,1.69)

0.75

(0.56,1.01)

*1.57

(1.22,2.02)

*1.61

(1.29,2.01)

*2.19

(1.30,3.70)

*0.48

(0.29,0.80)

1.15

(0.66,2.02)

   $60–<80,000

1.26

(0.97,1.63)

0.52

(0.36,0.74)

*1.67

(1.28,2.17)

*1.42

(1.12,1.81)

*1.73

(1.03,2.90)

*0.49

(0.26,0.93)

1.02

(0.57,1.81)

   $80,000+

1.12

(0.88,1.42)

0.42

(0.30,0.58)

*2.38

(1.82,3.11)

*1.61

(1.29,2.00)

*2.72

(1.64,4.48)

*0.51

(0.28,0.91)

1.22

(0.73,2.04)

Age (e)

              

   35–54 years

*1.34

(1.13,1.58)

0.88

(0.68,1.12)

*1.41

(1.18,1.69)

1.02

(0.87,1.20)

*2.09

(1.38,3.18)

*3.01

(1.34,6.76)

*1.69

(1.04,2.72)

   55–74 years

*1.51

(1.24,1.83)

*0.75

(0.57,0.98)

*2.01

(1.65,2.44)

0.95

(0.79,1.15)

*3.30

(2.13,5.14)

*6.58

(3.02,14.33)

*2.02

(1.21,3.36)

   75+ years

*1.53

(1.12,2.08)

0.72

(0.46,1.13)

*1.96

(1.45,2.65)

*0.70

(0.53,0.93)

*2.93

(1.54,5.60)

*10.19

(4.25,24.46)

1.51

(0.78,2.93)

Pseudo R-squared

0.149

0.179

0.134

0.101

0.102

0.124

0.017

  1. Reference categories: (a) Private; (b) Female; (c) Check-up; (d) <$20,000; (e) 15–34 years
  2. *(P < 0.05)