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Table 3 Parameter coefficients, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals of cognitive vulnerability variables, demographic and socio-economic characteristics on moderate to extreme dental fear

From: Cognitive vulnerability and dental fear

Variable

B

Sig.

OR

95% CI

Uncontrollability

    

   Strongly Disagree

  

Ref.

 

   Disagree

0.35

0.145

1.42

0.89,2.29

   Neutral

1.01

<0.001

2.76

1.60,4.75

   Agree

1.27

<0.001

3.56

2.01,6.30

   Strongly Agree

1.92

0.001

6.81

2.29,20.26

Unpredictability

    

   Strongly Disagree

  

Ref.

 

   Disagree

-0.11

0.714

0.90

0.51,1.58

   Neutral

-0.23

0.490

0.80

0.42,1.52

   Agree

0.08

0.794

1.08

0.60,1.96

   Strongly Agree

-0.14

0.789

0.87

0.31,2.43

Dangerousness

    

   Strongly Disagree

  

Ref.

 

   Disagree

1.03

<0.001

2.79

1.66,4.69

   Neutral

1.86

<0.001

6.45

3.93,10.59

   Agree

2.73

<0.001

15.38

9.06,26.11

   Strongly Agree

3.37

<0.001

29.13

12.45,68.15

Age

    

   80+

  

Ref.

 

   65–79

0.67

0.331

1.95

0.51,7.54

   40–64

1.02

0.132

2.76

0.74,10.35

   25–39

0.44

0.523

1.55

0.41,5.89

   15–24

-0.48

0.520

0.62

0.15,2.66

Sex

    

   Male

  

Ref.

 

   Female

0.83

<0.001

2.28

1.74,3.00