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Table 3 Associations of individual socio-demographic and economic factors and unmet dental care needs obtained from a sample of immigrants: Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (2001-2005)

From: Factors associated with unmet dental care needs in Canadian immigrants: an analysis of the longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada

 

Model 1, OR (95% CI)

Model 2, OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

 

 Male (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 Female

1.05 (0.82-1.35)

1.08 (0.83-1.40)

 

Age

 

 20-29(Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 30-39

1.17 (0.88-1.57)

1.22 (0.91-1.64)

 

 40-49

1.53 (1.07-2.18)

1.39 (0.96-2.01)

 

 ≥ 50

1.62 (0.93-2.81)

1.12 (0.63-2.00)

 

Ethnicity

 

 European origins (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 Arabic/African/West Asian

1.29 (0.83-1.99)

1.21 (0.77-1.91)

 

 South Asian

1.93 (1.31-2.83)

1.85 (1.25-2.73)

< 0.001

 Chinese

2.12 (1.45-3.12)

2.17 (1.47-3.21)

< 0.001

 East Asian

1.10 (0.67-1.80)

1.11 (0.67-1.83)

 

 Latin American/Caribbean

0.95 (0.49-1.83)

0.91 (0.46-1.77)

 

Marital status

 

 Married (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 Not-married

1.01 (0.68-1.51)

1.04 (0.69-1.57)

 

Highest level of education

 

 College, University and More (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 High school and less

1.64 (1.15-2.32)

1.53 (1.07-2.20)

0.020

Average household income

 

 ≥ $ 60,000

1.00

1.00

 

 $40,000 - $60,000

0.89 (0.54-1.48)

0.90 (0.54-1.50)

 

 $20,000 - $40,000

1.81 (1.13-2.89)

1.62 (1.01-2.61)

0.046

 ≤ $ 20,000

2.83 (1.67-4.79)

2.25 (1.31-3.86)

< 0.001

History of social assistance

 

 No (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

1.17 (0.76-1.81)

1.11 (0.71-1.74)

 

Official language proficiency

 

 Poor (Ref)

1.00

1.00

 

 Moderate

0.83 (0.63-1.09)

0.96 (0.72-1.27)

 

 Good/very good

0.90 (0.58-1.39)

0.98 (0.63-1.53)

 

Employment status

 

 Always employed

1.00

1.00

 

 Always/sometimes unemployed

1.30 (0.98-1.71)

1.19 (0.90-1.58)

 

Dental insurance

 

 Yes

 

1.00

 

 No

 

2.63 (2.05-3.37)

< 0.001

 AIC

 

1,86897