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Table 3 Relationship between frequency of dental visits and independent variables in Tehran citizens: bivariate data analyses

From: A crossectional investigation of the relationship between complementary health insurance and frequency of dental visits in 15 to 64 years old of Tehran population, Iran, a secondary data analysis (urban HEART-2)

 

Once a year vs. no visit

2 and more visits vs. no visit

ORa

95%CI

P-value

ORa

95%CI

P-value

Demographic

 Gender

  Male

1.00

0.91–1.11

0.85

0.93

0.84–1.02

0.12

  Female

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Education

  Under high-school diploma

0.66

0.58–0.75

< 0.001

0.60

0.54–0.68

< 0.001

  High-school diploma

0.86

0.76–0.98

0.02

0.80

0.71–0.89

< 0.001

  College education

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Marital status

  Married

1.17

1.04–1.32

0.01

1.28

1.14–1.44

< 0.001

  Separated or divorced

0.84

0.68–1.06

0.14

1.00

0.79–1.26

0.98

  Single

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Dental insurance

  Basic insurance

0.73

0.60–0.88

< 0.001

0.68

0.56–0.82

< 0.001

  With complementary medical coverage

0.82

0.63–1.07

0.14

0.87

0.66–1.16

0.34

  With dental coverage

1.00

  

1.00

  

Behavior

 Toothpaste usage

  Not regularly

0.48

0.40–0.58

< 0.001

0.60

0.5–0.73

< 0.001

  Regularly

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Tooth brushing

  No

0.44

0.36–0.53

< 0.001

0.57

0.49–0.68

< 0.001

  Once or more

1.00

  

1.00

  

Number of teeth

 Less than 20

0.61

0.51–0.73

< 0.001

0.78

0.67–0.9

< 0.001

 More than 20

1.00

  

1.00

  

Dental pain

 Pain

1.85

1.59–2.14

< 0.001

3.07

2.66–3.55

< 0.001

 No pain

1.00

  

1.00

  
  1. aUnadjusted odds ratios were calculated by simple multinomial logistic regression considering complex sample analysis