From: Age, period, and cohort analysis of regular dental care behavior and edentulism: A marginal approach
Explanatory Variable | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | Â | Â | 0.1491 |
   65+ |  |  |  |
   45-64 |  |  |  |
   35-44a |  |  |  |
   25-34 |  |  |  |
   15-24 |  |  |  |
Survey Year | Â | Â | < 0.0001* |
   1975 | 0.44 | (0.19, 0.97) |  |
   1985 | 0.70 | (0.31, 1.59) |  |
   1995 | 0.94 | (0.52, 1.71) |  |
   2005a |  | 1 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | < 0.0001* |
   Male | 0.56 | (0.50, 0.62) |  |
   Femalea |  | 1 |  |
Socio-economic status (SES) | Â | Â | < 0.0001* |
   Low | 0.39 | (0.27, 0.55) |  |
   Medium | 0.58 | (0.39, 0.86) |  |
   Higha |  | 1 |  |
Denture-wearing | Â | Â | < 0.0001* |
   Both upper and lower | 0.06 | (0.05, 0.08) |  |
   Only upper or lower | 0.41 | (0.29, 0.58) |  |
   No denturea |  | 1 |  |
School dental care (SDC) during childhood | Â | Â | Â |
   In all grades |  |  | 0.0193* |
   Not in all gradesa |  |  |  |
Age * SDC during childhood | Â | Â | < 0.0001* |
   65+ and in all grades | 1.70 | (0.40, 7.31) |  |
   65+ and not in all grades | 0.60 | (0.31, 1.15) |  |
   45-64 and in all grades | 1.69 | (0.76, 3.76) |  |
   45-64 and not in all grades | 0.74 | (0.54, 1.02) |  |
   35-44 and in all grades | 0.91 | (0.66, 1.24) |  |
   35-44 and not in all gradesa |  | 1 |  |
   25-34 and in all grades | 0.87 | (0.28, 2.70) |  |
   25-34 and not in all grades | 0.76 | (0.46, 1.24) |  |
   15-24 and in all grades | 1.58 | (0.10, 25.53) |  |
   15-24 and not in all grades | 1.50 | (0.48, 4.66) |  |