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Table 3 Strength of association between the utilization of oral health services and the variables under study.

From: Oral health service utilization by elderly beneficiaries of the Mexican Institute of Social Security in México city

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Sex

    

   Male

1

 

1

 

   Female

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

<0.001

2.0 (1.4–3.1)

<0.001

Age

    

   75 years or older

1

 

1

 

   60–74 years

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

0.409

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

0.618

Marital Status

    

   Single/divorced/widowed

1

 

1

 

   Married

0.7 (0.6–1.1.)

0.074

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

0.883

Schooling

    

   ≤ 6 years

1

 

1

 

   > 6 years

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

0.008

1.4 (1.1–2.0)

0.020

Paid Work

    

   No

1

 

1

 

   Yes

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

0.376

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

0.114

Cognitive Decline

    

   No

1.0

 

1

 

   Yes

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.692

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.774

Depression

    

   No

1

 

1

 

   Yes

1.1 (0.8–1.2)

0.247

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.314

Morbidity

    

   ≤ 3

1

 

1

 

   > 3

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

0.549

0.6 (0.3–0.9)

0.020

Medication Consumption

    

   ≤ 4

1

 

1

 

   > 4

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

0.007

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

0.562

Coronal DMFT

    

   ≤ 22

1

 

1

 

   > 22

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

0.015

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

0.024

Root DFT

    

   ≤ 2

1

 

1

 

   > 2

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

0.104

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

0.487

  1. OR: Odds ratio Adjusted
  2. OR: Adjusted odds ratio among all the variables.
  3. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval