Table 4 Logistic regression to predict those at cut-off of 19 or above on the MDAS with variables: age group, sex, social class, education and self reported visiting to the dentist entered simultaneously
Variable | Odds Ratio1 | 95% CI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Age group | ||||
60+ years2 | 1.00 | 0.0002 | ||
18–39 years | 4.14 | 2.12 | 8.07 | 0.0001 |
40–59 years | 3.01 | 1.51 | 5.99 | 0.0017 |
Sex | ||||
Male2 | 1.00 | |||
Female | 2.09 | 1.35 | 3.24 | 0.0010 |
Social class | ||||
Non-manual2 | 1.00 | |||
Manual | 1.80 | 1.16 | 2.80 | 0.0088 |
Education | ||||
University qualification2 | 1.00 | |||
No university qualification | 1.77 | 1.06 | 2.96 | 0.0288 |
Self-reported visiting to the dentist | ||||
Regular2 | 1.00 | |||
Irregular | 2.26 | 1.48 | 3.46 | 0.0002 |