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Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression assesses the influence of sex, nationality, and age on the number and categories of treatments that were not performed

From: A retrospective study on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental treatments in adults

Predictor (reference: clinical activities)

Coefficient

SE

OR

p value

95% CI

Conservative treatment

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 0.39

0.36

0.68

0.275

(− 1.09 to 0.31)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

0.03

0.67

1.04

0.958

(− 1.28 to 1.35)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

− 0.43

0.75

0.65

0.569

(− 1.91 to 1.05)

 35–44

− 0.11

0.64

0.90

0.869

(− 1.35 to 1.14)

 45–54

.1.08

0.36

0.34

0.090

(− 2.32 to 0.17)

 55–64

− 0.79

0.69

0.46

0.262

(− 2.14 to 0.58)

 65–74

0.27

0.66

1.32

0.677

(− 1.02 to 1.57)

 75–84

− 0.88

0.96

0.41

0.356

(− 2.76 to 0.99)

 ≥ 85

− 21.21

28,585.88

0.00

0.999

(− 56,048.49 to 56,006.08)

Prosthetic treatment

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 0.86

0.43

0.42

0.046

(− 1.72−  − 0.14)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

0.31

0.83

1.36

0.710

(− 1.31 to 1.92)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

0.75

1.06

2.12

0.479

(− 1.33 to 2.84)

 35–44

− 0.53

1.14

0.59

0.644

(− 2.75 to 1.70)

 45–54

0.72

0.92

2.05

0.436

(− 1.09 to 2.52)

 55–64

1.02

0.97

2.78

0.292

(− 0.88 to 2.92)

 65–74

1.44

0.97

4.21

0.137

(− 0.46 to 3.33)

 75–84

1.90

1.08

6.68

0.079

(− 0.22 to 4.02)

 ≥ 85

− 19.67

40,426.53

0.00

1.000

(− 79,254.22 to 79,214.88)

Periodontal treatment

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 0.24

0.40

0.79

0.546

(− 1.02 to 0.54)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

− 1.10

1.15

0.33

0.339

(− 3.36 to 1.16)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

0.85

1.06

2.34

0.421

(− 1.23 to 2.93)

 35–44

− 0.45

1.13

0.64

0.693

(− 2.67 to 1.77)

 45–54

1.15

0.90

3.14

0.203

(− 0.62 to 2.91)

 55–64

1.32

0.94

3.73

0.163

(− 0.53 to 3.17)

 65–74

1.62

0.95

5.05

0.087

(− 0.23 to 3.47)

 75–84

1.51

1.10

4.53

0.170

(− 0.64 to 3.66)

 ≥ 85

− 19.93

36,834.51

0.00

1.000

(− 72,214.24 to 72,174.39)

Conservative and prosthetic treatments

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

0.45

0.53

1.57

0.396

(− 0.59 to 1.50)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

− 0.52

1.17

0.60

0.657

(− 2.80 to 1.77)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

0.24

1.54

1.27

0.878

(− 2.78 to 3.26)

 35–44

1.44

1.21

4.24

0.231

(− 0.92 to 3.81)

 45–54

1.01

1.19

2.75

0.395

(− 1.32 to 3.35)

 55–64

0.43

1.34

1.54

0.749

(− 2.20 to 3.06)

 65–74

1.22

1.25

3.38

0.332

(− 1.24 to 3.67)

 75–84

0.69

1.59

1.99

0.664

(− 2.42 to 3.80)

 ≥ 85

− 20.35

58,517.15

0.00

1.000

(− 114,711.9 to 114,671.2)

Conservative and periodontal treatments

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 0.46

0.35

0.63

0.191

(− 1.16 to 0.23)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

0.31

0.65

1.37

0.632

(− 0.97 to 1.60)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

0.81

0.82

2.24

0.325

(− 0.80 to 2.42)

 35–44

0.56

0.75

1.75

0.452

(− 0.90 to 2.02)

 45–54

0.57

0.70

1.76

0.420

(− 0.81 to 1.94)

 55–64

0.72

0.76

2.05

0.344

(− 0.77 to 2.20)

 65–74

1.24

0.76

3.46

0.100

(− 0.24 to 2.72)

 75–84

0.87

0.94

2.38

0.354

(− 0.97 to 2.71)

 ≥ 85

− 20.07

28,110.73

0.00

0.999

(− 55,116.09 to 55,075.95)

Periodontal and prosthetic treatments

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 1.30

0.75

0.27

0.082

(− 2.77 to 0.16)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

1.79

1.03

5.60

0.081

(− 0.22 to 3.81)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

0.28

1976.04

1.32

1.000

(− 3872.69 to 3873.24)

 35–44

14.10

1514.02

1,330,626.00

0.993

(− 2953.32 to 2981.52)

 45–54

14.10

1514.02

3,037,930.00

0.992

(− 2952.49 to 2982.34)

 55–64

16.02

1514.02

9,078,710.00

0.992

(− 2951.39 to 2983.44)

 65–74

15.58

1514.02

5,853,548.00

0.992

(− 2951.83 to 2982.10)

 75–84

16.29

1514.02

0.00

0.991

(− 2951.13 to 2983.71)

 ≥ 85

− 4.89

77,425.72

0.01

1.000

(− 151,756.5 to 15,146.7)

Periodontal, prosthetic and conservative treatments

     

Sex (reference: woman)

     

 Men

− 0.18

0.47

0.84

0.700

(− 1.09 to 0.74)

Nationality (reference: Spanish)

     

 Foreign

0.06

0.93

1.06

0.949

(− 1.75 to 1.87)

Age range (reference: 18–24)

     

 25–34

14.25

1150.63

1,550,899.00

0.990

(− 2240.94 to 2269.45)

 35–44

15.74

1150.63

6,883,666.00

0.989

(− 2239.45 to 2270.94)

 45–54

15.16

1150.63

3,848,117.00

0.989

(− 2240.03 to 2270.36)

 55–64

15.18

1150.63

3,899,838.00

0.989

(− 2240.02 to 2270.37)

 65–74

15.55

1150.63

5,642,544.00

0.989

(− 2239.65 to 2270.74)

 75–84

16.39

1150.63

0.00

0.989

(− 2238.81 to 2271.58)

 ≥ 85

− 5.63

48,972.48

0.00

1.000

(− 95,989.93 to 95,978.67)

  1. Data of the model: n = 392, pseudo R2 = 5.45%, p value = 0.053. SE: Standard error; CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio