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Table 4 Logistic regression model of oral health service utilization in the past 12 months

From: Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

Predisposing factor

 Age

  3

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  4

1.38 (1.17–1.62)

< 0.001

1.37 (1.16–1.62)

< 0.001

1.06 (0.89–1.26)

0.50

  5

2.19 (1.91–2.52)

< 0.001

2.18 (1.89–2.50)

< 0.001

1.33 (1.15–1.53)

< 0.001

 Education

  junior high school or lower

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  senior high school

1.44 (1.27–1.63)

< 0.001

1.31 (1.15–1.48)

< 0.001

1.33 (1.15–1.54)

< 0.001

  bachelor’s degree or higher

2.39 (2.09–2.75)

< 0.001

1.99 (1.75–2.26)

< 0.001

2.29 (1.97–2.67)

< 0.001

 Score of oral health attitude

  0 to 3

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  4 to 6

1.71 (1.47–1.98)

< 0.001

1.66 (1.43–1.92)

< 0.001

1.64 (1.43–1.89)

< 0.001

 Score of oral health knowledge

  0 to 4

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  5 to 8

1.36 (1.24–1.51)

< 0.001

1.33 (1.21–1.46)

< 0.001

1.38 (1.24–1.53)

< 0.001

Enabling factor

 Location

  urban

  

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  rural

  

0.73 (0.61–0.88)

0.00

0.61 (0.50–0.75)

< 0.001

 Region

  west

  

1(reference)

 

/

/

  middle

  

0.92 (0.72–1.18)

0.51

/

/

  east

  

1.17 (0.93–1.47)

0.17

/

/

 Annual per capital income

  the lowest to 12500CNY

  

1(reference)

 

1(reference)

 

  12500CNY-25000CNY

  

1.15 (1.00–1.33)

0.05

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

0.01

  25000CNY to the highest

  

1.28 (1.08–1.51)

0.00

1.40 (1.18–1.65)

< 0.001

Need factor

 Toothache

  never

    

1(reference)

 

  occasionally

    

4.49 (3.99–5.05)

< 0.001

  often

    

9.72 (7.81–12.09)

< 0.001

its not known

    

1.22 (0.92–1.61)

0.17

 Evaluation of overall health

  good

    

1(reference)

 

  fair

    

0.81 (0.72–0.92)

0.00

  moderate

    

0.65 (0.57–0.74)

< 0.001

  worse or bad

    

0.56 (0.42–0.75)

< 0.001

 Evaluation of oral health

  good

    

1(reference)

 

  fair

    

1.31 (1.11–1.54)

0.00

  moderate

    

1.97 (1.64–2.37)

< 0.001

  worse or bad

    

3.54 (2.84–4.40)

< 0.001

 dmft

    

1.05 (1.04–1.07)

< 0.001