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Table 4 Wald statistics outcome after logistic regression analysis

From: Inequalities of caries experience in Nevada youth expressed by DMFT index vs. Significant Caries Index (SiC) over time

Variable

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Year 8

Age

20.73*

49.50**

62.50**

28.40**

68.90**

87.81**

91.90**

84.10**

Sex

16.96*

14.83*

24.20**

12.90*

22.59**

12.52*

14.13*

28.40**

Race

18.81*

98.40**

45.56**

40.60**

62.40**

48.78**

60.12**

75.14**

Fluoridation

45.08**

14.64*

14.80*

19.80*

16.20*

12.87*

23.10**

19.81*

Insurance

N/A

18.50*

17.96*

11.50*

19.40*

12.50*

29.68**

19.20*

  1. Statistical significance of individual independent variables expressed as the Wald Statistic as an outcome of the logistic regression analysis by year of survey.
  2. Note. * P < 0.05; ** p < 0.001
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