Table 4 Multilevel logistic regression analysis for the probability of individual dental care utilization in the last twelve months (n = 375)
| Â | Model 1: empty model | Model 2: +individual predictors | Model 3: +contextual predictors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||
Individual-level variables | ||||||
 Sex (ref. female) | ||||||
  Male |  |  | 0.86 | (0.49-1.50) | 0.88 | (0.50-1.54) |
 Age group (ref. 60-74 years) | ||||||
  75-84 years |  |  | 1.76 | (0.83-3.75) | 1.87 | (0.87-4.00) |
  85+ years |  |  | 2.27 | (1.03-4.98) | 2.43 | (1.10-5.38) |
 Long-term care grade (ref. 1/2) | ||||||
  3 |  |  | 1.31 | (0.64-2.66) | 1.30 | (0.64-2.65) |
  4/5 |  |  | 0.98 | (0.48-1.98) | 0.99 | (0.49-2.02) |
 Years of residence (ref. quartile 1) | ||||||
  Quartile 2 |  |  | 0.90 | (0.45-1.79) | 0.82 | (0.41-1.64) |
  Quartile 3 |  |  | 0.95 | (0.47-1.93) | 0.88 | (0.43-1.80) |
  Quartile 4 |  |  | 0.76 | (0.36-1.59) | 0.70 | (0.33-1.47) |
Nursing home-level variables | ||||||
 Sponsorship (ref. independent nonprofit) | ||||||
  Private |  |  |  |  | 0.85 | (0.34-2.08) |
  Public/municipal |  |  |  |  | 2.31 | (0.36-15.07) |
 Number of nursing home beds (ref. quartile 1) | ||||||
  Quartile 2 |  |  |  |  | 1.01 | (0.30-3.37) |
  Quartile 3 |  |  |  |  | 0.95 | (0.25-3.68) |
  Quartile 4 |  |  |  |  | 2.50 | (0.68-9.22) |
 Transport service for contacts at a practice (ref. no) | ||||||
  Yes |  |  |  |  | 1.45 | (0.55-3.85) |
 Medical escort service for contacts at a practice (ref. no) | ||||||
  Yes |  |  |  |  | 1.27 | (0.50-3.23) |
Mea’sures of variation | ||||||
 Nursing home-level variance (SE) | 0.822 (0.392) | 1.066 (0.489) | 0.901 (0.426) | |||
 Proportional change in variance |  |  | + 29.8% | −15.5% | ||
 MOR | 2.37 | 2.68 | 2.47 | |||
Fit statistics | ||||||
 –2 log likelihood | 461.6 | 453.6a | 448.4a | |||