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Table 5 Factors associated with FT: bivariate associations

From: Greater inequalities in dental caries treatment than in caries experience: a concentration index decomposition approach

 

FT

95% CI

P

Mean

SE

Gender

Male

0.67

0.12

0.44

0.90

0.17

Female

1.07

0.28

0.52

1.61

 

Type of household

Non-agricultural family

1.27

0.17

0.93

1.61

0.01

Agricultural family

0.54

0.11

0.32

0.77

 

Age

35–39 years

1.02

0.16

0.71

1.34

0.47

65–74 years

0.71

0.24

0.25

1.18

 

Education

Low education level

0.34

0.05

0.23

0.44

0.04

Medium education level

0.86

0.24

0.38

1.33

 

High education level

1.08

0.21

0.68

1.48

 

Consumption of desserts

No

0.59

0.12

0.36

0.82

0.04

Yes

1.08

0.21

0.68

1.48

 

Consumption of sugared beverages

No

0.93

0.22

0.51

1.35

0.25

Yes

0.60

0.11

0.38

0.82

 

Time of last dental visit

Never visited dentist

0.06

0.03

0.00

0.12

0.00

Visited dentist 1 year ago

0.87

0.15

0.57

1.17

 

Visited dentist 6–12 months ago

2.03

0.49

1.06

2.99

 

Visited dentist within last 6 months

1.75

0.39

1.00

2.51

 

Tooth brushing

No

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Yes

0.87

0.18

0.51

1.23

 

Toothpick use

No

0.58

0.12

0.33

0.82

0.01

Yes

0.97

0.22

0.54

1.39

 

Flossing

No

0.82

0.17

0.48

1.16

0.00

Yes

1.72

0.25

1.24

2.21

 

Reimbursement for dental treatment

No

0.82

0.17

0.49

1.15

0.00

Yes

2.04

0.30

1.45

2.62

 

Urban employee basic medical insurance system

No

0.58

0.12

0.34

0.82

0.00

Yes

1.32

0.19

0.95

1.69

 

Urban residents medical insurance system

No

0.85

0.19

0.48

1.21

0.76

Yes

1.01

0.20

0.63

1.40

 

The new-type rural medical collaboration system

No

1.23

0.14

0.95

1.52

0.00

Yes

0.45

0.12

0.21

0.69

 

Self-rated oral health

Self-rate oral health as low

0.85

0.24

0.37

1.33

0.43

Self-rate oral health as Medium

0.98

0.22

0.56

1.41

 

Self-rate oral health as High

0.64

0.08

0.47

0.80

 

Oral health knowledge

Low scores on oral health knowledge

0.79

0.18

0.44

1.14

0.17

High scores on oral health knowledge

1.17

0.29

0.60

1.75

 

Oral health attitude

Low scores on oral health attitude

0.50

0.08

0.34

0.66

0.17

High scores on oral health attitude

0.95

0.21

0.55

1.36

 

Chronic disease

No

0.85

0.14

0.57

1.12

0.70

Yes

0.92

0.32

0.29

1.55

 

Household income

Low

0.37

0.20

− 0.02

0.77

0.02

Medium

0.77

0.25

0.29

1.26

 

Medium–high

0.85

0.22

0.41

1.28

 

High

1.14

0.17

0.80

1.47

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