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Table 2 Odds ratio (OR) estimates for associations of socioeconomic characteristics with attendance at the toddler check-up in the toddler cohort

From: Evaluation of a caries prevention programme for preschool children in Switzerland: is the target group being reached?

 

OR

95% CI

p value

Sex: Male

1

Sex: Female

0.98

From 0.87 to 1.11

0.81

Origin of primary caretaker: Switzerland

1

‘Origin of primary caretaker‘Western

0.78

From 0.66 to 0.92

0.004

‘Origin of primary caretaker‘South America, Africa, Asia

0.79

From 0.65 to 0.97

0.026

‘Origin of primary caretaker‘Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia

0.63

From 0.52 to 0.77

< 0.0001

‘Origin of primary caretaker‘Other

0.84

From 0.62 to 1.14

0.27

Income: < 25’000

1

Income25’000-49’999

1.02

From 0.83 to 1.26

0.85

Income50’000-99’999

1.09

From 0.89 to 1.33

0.42

Income\(\ge\) 100’000

1.01

From 0.81 to 1.27

0.90

IncomeIncome missing

1.42

From 0.90 to 2.25

0.14

Savings: < 100’000

1

Savings\(\ge\) 100’000

1.57

From 1.35 to 1.84

< 0.0001

SavingsSavings missing

0.85

From 0.58 to 1.23

0.38

Number of siblings older/same age: 0

1

‘Number of siblings older/same age‘1

0.87

From 0.76 to 1.00

0.043

‘Number of siblings older/same age‘2

0.69

From 0.56 to 0.86

0.0008

‘Number of siblings older/same age‘\(\ge\) 3

0.38

From 0.27 to 0.53

< 0.0001

Living situation: Mother and father

1

‘Living situation‘Mother

0.96

From 0.77 to 1.19

0.72

‘Living situation‘Father

1.03

From 0.55 to 1.92

0.94

‘Living situation‘Neither parent

0.32

From 0.15 to 0.63

0.001

Clinic allocation: SAU

1

‘Clinic allocation‘SUS

0.88

From 0.71 to 1.10

0.26

‘Clinic allocation‘SPA

0.73

From 0.58 to 0.91

0.006

‘Clinic allocation‘SWE

0.63

From 0.50 to 0.79

< 0.0001

‘Clinic allocation‘SMU

0.58

From 0.46 to 0.73

< 0.0001

‘Clinic allocation‘SNO

0.36

From 0.30 to 0.44

< 0.0001

  1. P values were derived by Wald z-tests. The model was based on 4376 children (2360 with a toddler check-up)