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Table 3 Odds ratios (95% confidence interval in parenthesis) for self-rated poor oral health

From: Socioeconomic differences in self-rated oral health and dental care utilisation after the dental care reform in 2008 in Sweden

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Model 1*

Model 2**

Model 3***

Educational level

Higher education

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Upper secondary school

1.8 (1.4, 2.3)

1.5 (1.2,2.0)

1.5 (1.1,2.0)

Elementary school

2.2 (1.7,2.9)

1.5 (1.1,2.0)

1.6 (1.2,2.3)

Family status

Cohabitant without children

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Cohabitant with children

1.4 (1.0,1.9)

1.4 (1.0,2.1)

1.5 (1.0,2.2)

Single

2.4 (1.9,3.0)

1.9 (1.4,2.4)

1.7 (1.3,2.2)

Single with children

2.4 (1.5,3.9)

1.6 (0.9,2.7)

1.6 (0.9,2.6)

Other

1.3 (0.9,2.1)

1.1 (0.7,1.8)

1.6 (0.9,2.6)

Country of birth

Sweden

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Other Nordic country

1.6 (1.2,2.1)

1.2 (0.9,1.8)

1.0 (0.7,1.5)

Outside Nordic countries

2.3 (1.7,3.0)

1.7 (1.2,2.4)

1.3 (0.9,1.9)

Employment status

Employed

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Self-employed

0.8 (0.5,1.4)

0.9 (0.5,1.6)

0.9 (0.5,1.6)

Student

1.0 (0.6,1.6)

0.6 (0.4,1.1)

0.6 (0.4,1.1)

Retired

1.5 (0.9,2.7)

1.3 (0.7,2.4)

1.1 (0.6,2.1)

Unemployed

3.0 (2.0,4.4)

1.4 (0.9,2.2)

1.3 (0.8,2.2)

Disability pensioner

3.8 (2.5,5.7)

1.9 (1.2,3.0)

1.6 (0.9,2.7)

Long-term sick leave

2.6 (1.6,4.3)

1.9 (1.1,3.2)

1.7 (1.0,3.1)

Cash margin

Yes

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

No

4.4 (3.6,5.3)

3.4 (2.7,4.3)

1.6 (1.2,2.1)

Refrained from dental care for financial reasons

No

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

Yes

17.6 (13.9,22.2)

 

12.8 (9.8,16.8)

  1. *Adjusted only for age and gender.
  2. **Adjusted for age, gender and all other variables included in the model, except for having refrained from dental treatment.
  3. ***Adjusted for age, gender and all other variables included in the model.