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Table 3 Negative binomial regression analysis predicting operator’s adherent to guidelines (overall guideline adherence score) (N = 384)

From: Evaluating the impact of caries prevention and management by caries risk assessment guidelines on clinical practice in a dental teaching hospital

   

95 % confidence interval

  

Variable

B

Std. error

Lower bound

Upper bound

Exp(B)

P-value

(Intercept)

2.899

0.054

2.795

3.006

18.163

<0.001*

Training grade of the operators

 Post-graduate Training Year III

−0.311

0.153

−0.608

−0.004

0.733

0.042*

 Post-graduate Training Year II

0.208

0.762

0.058

0.358

1.232

0.006*

 Post-graduate Training Year I

0.456

0.102

0.257

0.660

1.578

<0.001*

 Junior Hospital Dental Officer

0

1

 (Negative binomial)

0.192

0.024

0.151

0.245

  
  1. \( \mathbf{\mathcal{X}} \) 2 (3) = 29.48, P < 0.001*
  2. *statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05)