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Table 3 Relative odds of dental visit and relative utilization intensity of dental services for patients with diabetes compared to controls based on post-matching hurdle model

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

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Dental Visit

0.74

0.63

0.86

< 0.001

Relative Utilization Intensity given a Dental Visit

 

RR

95% CI

p-val

Diagnostic

0.94

0.91

0.97

< 0.001

Prophylaxis

0.80

0.71

0.91

< 0.001

Periodontal Maintenance

1.02

0.93

1.13

0.675

Overall Preventive Care^

0.82

0.69

0.97

0.018

Periodontal-Non Surgical

1.24

1.07

1.44

0.005

Periodontal-Surgical#

0.93

0.65

1.33

0.693

Filling

0.97

0.90

1.05

0.482

Crown

0.91

0.83

1.00

0.041

Extraction*

1.23

1.02

1.48

0.031

Prosthetic-Removable

1.24

1.03

1.49

0.021

Prosthetic-Fixed

1.13

0.97

1.31

0.125

  1. ^Prophylaxis Or Periodontal Maintenance.
  2. #To avoid collinearity, subjects with missing region, all taking surgical procedures, were randomly assigned to other region groupings.
  3. *Complete convergence was not achieved. Estimates based on last concave results.