Table 5 Covariates of interest and adjusted associations of caregiver acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment using multivariate imputation by chained equations (MICE) (n = 495)
Covariates of Interest | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group of pediatric patient | ||||
 < 6 years | – | – | – | – |
 6 to < 9 years | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 0.002 |
 9+ years | 1.82 | 0.68 | 4.87 | 0.365 |
Gender of caregiver | ||||
 Male | – | – | – | – |
 Female | 0.77 | 0.39 | 1.55 | 0.465 |
Age of caregiver (in years), continuous | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.360 |
Education of caregiver | ||||
 Less than high school | – | – | – | – |
 High school graduate | 0.78 | 0.29 | 2.08 | 0.618 |
 Some college or more | 1.08 | 0.39 | 3.02 | 0.882 |
Decayed, missing, filled teeth total score (dmft or DMFT), continuous | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 0.025 |
Caregiver born in the United States | ||||
 No | – | – | – | – |
 Yes | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.78 | 0.028 |
Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) score, continuous | 0.69 | 0.45 | 1.05 | 0.086 |
Caregiver born in the United States X SASH score (interaction term) | 2.07 | 1.19 | 3.60 | 0.010 |
Likelihood of choosing SDF treatment | ||||
 Very / somewhat unlikely | – | – | – | – |
 Not sure | 1.69 | 0.74 | 3.88 | 0.214 |
 Somewhat / very likely | 2.89 | 1.42 | 5.88 | 0.003 |
Concern regarding dark mark of SDF treatment | ||||
 Not concerned | – | – | – | – |
 Moderately / slightly concerned | 0.61 | 0.27 | 1.37 | 0.231 |
 Extremely / very concerned | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.76 | 0.010 |
Comfort regarding SDF treatment | ||||
 Very / somewhat uncomfortable | – | – | – | – |
 Neutral | 2.34 | 1.14 | 4.78 | 0.021 |
 Somewhat / very comfortable | 6.77 | 3.02 | 15.2 | < 0.001 |
Understanding of SDF treatment | ||||
 Knows nothing / not enough / not sure | – | – | – | – |
 Knows something | 2.74 | 1.42 | 5.31 | 0.003 |
 Knows a lot | 1.89 | 0.85 | 4.21 | 0.120 |