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Table 3 Crude and adjusted logistic regression for use of dental service in the public sector. São Paulo, 2003 and 2008

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in dental health services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2003–2008

 

Dental health service use in the public sector-2003

Dental health service use in the public sector-2008

Difference in association of socioeconomic factor and dental service use between 2003 and 2008a

Dental health service use from public sector- 2003 and 2008b

 

Dental service use from public sector

% (n)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORc

(95% CI)

Dental service use from public sector

% (n)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORc

(95% CI)

Crude Model-

p-value

Adjusted Model-

p-value

p-value

Education

      

0.098

0.075

 

 0–3

19.0 (21)

1

1

14.9 (20)

1

1

  

0.048

 4–7

9.9 (18)

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

15.00 (31)

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

1.1 (0.5–2.2)

  

0.865

 8–11

6.2 (13)

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.3 (0.1–0.9)

6.9 (36)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

  

0.201

 12+

0.5 (2)

0.02 (0.01–0.1)

0.02 (0.01–0.2)

2.0 (4)

0.1 (0.04–0.4)

0.1 (0.04–0.8)

  

0.248

Household incomed

      

0.084

0.069

 

 ≤1

10.5 (9)

1

1

14.5 (21)

1

1

  

0.255

 >1 to 2.5

16.2 (15)

1.7 (0.5–5.2)

1.9 (0.6–5.9)

8.3 (26)

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

  

0.121

 ≥2.5 to 6

8.0 (25)

0.7 (0.2–2.9)

0.8 (0.2–3.2)

2.6 (8)

0.2 (0.1–0.6)

0.2 (0.1–0.6)

  

0.002

 ≥6

1.4 (5)

0.1 (0.02–0.6)

0.1 (0.03–0.7)

2.4 (7)

0.1 (0.02–0.4)

0.1 (0.02–0.4)

  

0.804

Housing condition

      

0.142

0.067

 

 Adequate

5.4 (45)

1

1

6.3 (79)

1

1

  

0.668

 Inadequate

8.8 (9)

1.7 (0.5–5.8)

1.9 (0.5–6.5)

11.6 (12)

1.9 (0.9–4.2)

1.9 (0.9–4.3)

  

0.157

Ethnicity

      

0.800

0.426

 

 Caucasian

5.2 (32)

1

1

4.7 (44)

1

1

  

0.995

 Non-Caucasian

7.5 (22)

1.5 (0.6–3.3)

1.7 (0.8–3.7)

11.4 (47)

2.6 (1.4–4.8)

2.9 (1.6–5.2)

  

0.701

  1. aDifferences in socioeconomic characteristics between 2003 and 2008 among population who used dental services
  2. bDifference between proportions in 2003 and proportions in 2008. Chi-square Pearson
  3. cAdjusted for age and gender
  4. dMissings were excluded