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Table 3 Final logistic regression model evaluating participation in oral health care by dental information seeking (n = 101)

From: Brazilian immigrants’ oral health literacy and participation in oral health care in Canada

Outcome: usual source of dental information (not from a dentist vs. from a dentist)

Model 2 β(SE)

Adjusted ORa (95 % CI)

P-value

Average annual family income

   

 >$71,000

REF

REF

 

 $31,000–$70,000

1.26 (1.14)

3.54 (0.38–32.84)

0.27

 $15,000–$30,000

2.36 (1.11)

10.55 (1.20–92.49)

0.03

Oral Health Literacy

   

 Adequate

REF

REF

 

 Marginal/Inadequate

1.72 (0.63)

5.55 (1.62–19.05)

<0.01

  1. β (logistic regression coefficient); (SE) (standard error); Odds ratio (OR); (95 % CI) 95 % Confidence Interval
  2. aOdds ratios adjusted for age, time living in Canada, self-rated oral health, oral health knowledge, oral health-related quality of life, medical health literacy, oral health self-efficacy, access to dental care