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Table 2 Association of a priori identified financial and demographic confounders with dental utilization by 6-month follow-up

From: Factors associated with future dental care utilization among low-income smokers overdue for dental visits

 

Use of Dental Care, %

Unadjusted RR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

18 to 44

16.7

1 (ref)

0.661

45 to 64

19.4

1.16 (0.84–1.60)

 

65 or older

17.2

1.03 (0.45–2.37)

 

Gender

Male

17.2

1 (ref)

0.496

Female

19.2

1.12 (0.81–1.55)

 

State

Louisiana

16.5

1 (ref)

0.090

Nebraska

24.2

1.47 (0.98–2.20)

 

Oregon

22.9

1.39 (0.92–2.10)

 

Dental insurance status

No dental insurance

15.1

1 (ref)

0.001

Dental insurance

25.1

1.66 (1.22–2.26)

 

Dental insurance barrier

No such barrier

24.2

1 (ref)

0.030

Dental insurance barrier

16.8

0.69 (0.50–0.97)

 

Cost barrier

No such barrier

23.1

1 (ref)

0.144

Cost barrier

17.5

0.76 (0.52–1.10)

 
  1. Note Bolded text indicates associations that are significant at the p < 0.05 level