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Table 4 Marginal effects of dental insurance on oral health status outcomes. Analysis is shown for the study population and for income, education and age group strata. For each outcome, overall proportion, proportion stratified by dental insurance status, and marginal effect of having dental insurance are shown with 95% confidence intervals. Analysis is modelled in logistic regression and adjusted as described below

From: Providing dental insurance can positively impact oral health outcomes in Ontario

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Very good or excellent self-reported oral health a

Tooth loss due to decay or gum disease b

Overall Proportion

No dental insurance

Yes dental insurance

Marginal effect

Overall Proportion

No dental insurance

Yes dental insurance

Marginal effect

All

54.6 (53.8, 55.5)

48.3 (46.7, 49.9)

57.9 (56.8, 59.0)

9.6 (7.6, 11.5)

6.3 (5.8, 6.9)

7.2 (6.2, 8.1)

5.7 (5.0, 6.4)

āˆ’1.5 (āˆ’2.7, āˆ’0.3)

Income quintile

ā€ƒLowest

47.4 (45.2, 49.7)

40.9 (38.5, 43.3)

50.7 (48.3, 53.1)

9.8 (7.8, 11.8)

10.3 (8.4, 12.1)

11.8 (9.6, 14.1)

9.3 (7.3, 11.3)

āˆ’2.5 (āˆ’4.4, āˆ’0.6)

ā€ƒLower middle

49.9 (47.8, 52.0)

43.3 (41.0, 45.6)

53.2 (50.9, 55.5)

9.9 (7.9, 11.9)

8.1 (6.5, 9.6)

9.3 (7.3, 11.3)

7.3 (5.8, 8.8)

āˆ’2.0 (āˆ’3.6, āˆ’0.4)

ā€ƒMiddle

54.4 (52.5, 56.3)

47.9 (45.5, 50.3)

57.7 (55.8, 59.7)

9.8 (7.8, 11.8)

4.8 (3.8, 5.9)

5.6 (4.3, 7.0)

4.3 (3.4, 5.3)

āˆ’1.3 (āˆ’2.3, āˆ’0.3)

ā€ƒUpper middle

58.5 (56.6, 60.3)

52.1 (49.6, 54.6)

61.8 (59.9, 63.6)

9.7 (7.7, 11.7)

4 (3.1, 4.8)

4.6 (3.4, 5.8)

3.6 (2.8, 4.3)

āˆ’1.1 (āˆ’2.0, āˆ’0.2)

ā€ƒHighest

63.1 (61.2, 65.0)

57.0 (54.4, 59.5)

66.3 (64.4, 68.2)

9.3 (7.4, 11.3)

3.2 (2.5, 3.9)

3.7 (2.8, 4.7)

2.9 (2.2, 3.5)

āˆ’0.9 (āˆ’1.6, āˆ’ā€‰0.2)

Household Education

ā€ƒā€‰<ā€‰Than secondary

46.2 (43.1, 49.3)

39.7 (36.4, 43.0)

49.4 (46.1, 52.6)

9.6 (7.7, 11.6)

8.8 (6.7, 11.0)

9.8 (7.4, 12.3)

7.8 (5.8, 9.9)

āˆ’2.1 (āˆ’3.8, āˆ’0.5)

ā€ƒSecondary graduate

50.9 (48.6, 53.3)

44.4 (41.7, 47.2)

54.2 (51.7, 56.6)

9.7 (7.7, 11.7)

7.8 (6.2, 9.4)

8.8 (6.8, 10.8)

7 (5.5, 8.4)

āˆ’1.9 (āˆ’3.5, āˆ’0.4)

ā€ƒSome post secondary

47.8 (42.6, 53.1)

41.4 (36.0, 46.8)

51.1 (45.7, 56.4)

9.7 (7.7, 11.7)

8.8 (5.0, 12.6)

9.9 (5.6, 14.3)

7.9 (4.5, 11.3)

āˆ’2.1 (āˆ’4.0, āˆ’0.2)

ā€ƒPost secondary graduate

56.1 (55.1, 57.1)

49.8 (48.1, 51.4)

59.4 (58.2, 60.6)

9.7 (7.7, 11.6)

5.5 (4.9, 6.1)

6.3 (5.4, 7.2)

4.9 (4.2, 5.7)

āˆ’1.4 (āˆ’2.5, āˆ’0.3)

Age

ā€ƒ12ā€“17

56.1 (53.6, 58.7)

49.8 (46.8, 52.9)

59.4 (56.8, 62.0)

9.5 (7.6, 11.5)

1.0 (0.4, 1.6)

1.1 (0.4, 1.8)

0.8 (0.3, 1.4)

āˆ’0.3 (āˆ’0.5, 0)

ā€ƒ18ā€“34

55.8 (54.1, 57.5)

49.5 (47.3, 51.7)

59.1 (57.3, 60.9)

9.6 (7.6, 11.5)

4.0 (3.1, 5.0)

4.6 (3.4, 5.9)

3.6 (2.7, 4.5)

āˆ’1.1 (āˆ’1.9, āˆ’0.2)

ā€ƒ35ā€“49

54.8 (52.8, 56.8)

48.5 (46.0, 50.9)

58.0 (56.0, 60.1)

9.6 (7.6, 11.6)

6.4 (5.0, 7.9)

7.4 (5.6, 9.1)

5.7 (4.3, 7.1)

āˆ’1.6 (āˆ’2.9, āˆ’0.4)

ā€ƒ50ā€“64

51.2 (49.3, 53.0)

44.7 (42.4, 47.0)

54.4 (52.4, 56.4)

9.6 (7.7, 11.6)

9.1 (7.7, 10.4)

10.3 (8.4, 12.2)

8.1 (6.8, 9.5)

āˆ’2.2 (āˆ’4.0, āˆ’0.5)

ā€ƒ65+

56.8 (55.1, 58.5)

50.5 (48.5, 52.5)

60.0 (58.1, 62.0)

9.5 (7.6, 11.5)

7.8 (6.6, 8.9)

8.9 (7.4, 10.3)

6.9 (5.7, 8.2)

āˆ’1.9 (āˆ’3.4, āˆ’0.5)

  1. a ā€“ 42,553 sample representing 11,682,112 Ontarians. Analyses adjusted for age, sex, dental insurance, income quintile, household education, self-perceived general health, geographic peer group, and having at least one of your own teeth
  2. b ā€“ 29,426 to 29,472 sample representing only Ontarians who visited dentist in past 12ā€‰months, and have at least one of their own teeth at the time of survey completion. Analysis is adjusted for age, sex, dental insurance, income quintile, household education, self-perceived general health and geographic peer group