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Table 3 Spatial error model of different quality indexes in 2012 (spatial unit: county or city)

From: Association between local spatial accessibility of dental care services and dental care quality

Variable

Rate of fluoride service

(under 6 years old)

Rate of calculus removal

(13 years old or older)

Dental filling preservation rate

(within 2 years)

Coeff

SE

p value

Coeff

SE

p value

Coeff

SE

p value

Accessibility (median)

7.17E−05

2.27E−05

0.002

1.10E−04

3.78E−05

0.004

− 3.01E−07

7.28E−07

0.679

Caries experience index (DMFT index)

− 3.73

0.79

< 0.0001

− 0.82

1.30

0.527

− 0.0008

0.02

0.972

Diagnostics for spatial dependence

p value

p value

p value

Likelihood ratio test

0.023

0.158

0.045

Model assessment

R-squared

0.665

0.345

0.278

  1. Coeff = coefficient; Std. Error = Standard Error