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Table 2 Estimated probability of utilization and average number of procedures used for patients with diabetes and controls following propensity score matching

From: Evaluating components of dental care utilization among adults with diabetes and matched controls via hurdle models

 

Probability of utilization

Average number of procedures↑

Diabetes

Controls

Difference

p-value

Diabetes

Controls

Difference

p-value

Dental Services (overall)

0.84

0.88

−0.03

< 0.001

22.65

24.54

−1.89

< 0.001

Services by Dental Class given at least one Dental Visit

Diagnostic

0.98

0.98

0.00

0.371

12.04

12.84

−0.81

< 0.001

Prophylaxis

0.72

0.77

−0.05

< 0.001

4.12

4.71

−0.59

< 0.001

Periodontal Maintenance

0.29

0.24

0.04

< 0.001

1.95

1.78

0.17

0.061

Overall Preventive Care^

0.86

0.89

−0.03

< 0.001

6.07

6.49

−0.42

< 0.001

Periodontal-Non Surgical

0.25

0.20

0.05

< 0.001

0.91

0.72

0.19

< 0.001

Periodontal-Surgical

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.270

0.04

0.05

−0.01

0.128

Filling

0.67

0.72

−0.05

< 0.001

2.79

2.98

−0.19

0.020

Crown

0.49

0.53

−0.04

0.001

1.04

1.17

−0.13

0.001

Extraction

0.33

0.27

0.07

< 0.001

0.96

0.69

0.27

< 0.001

Prosthetic-Fixed

0.11

0.10

0.01

0.063

0.41

0.40

0.01

0.359

Prosthetic-Removable

0.17

0.13

0.04

< 0.001

0.39

0.30

0.09

< 0.001

*Overall

    

26.91

28.00

−1.09

0.002

  1. ↑estimates conditional on at least one dental visit but unconditional on at least one service in a specific class. The denominator includes those with no utilization for a given service.
  2. *includes any dental service, not restricted to those mentioned.
  3. ^Prophylaxis or Periodontal Maintenance.