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Table 3 The factors for non-attendance by multivariable logistic regression analysis

From: Highly educated patients have lower dental compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

Independent variables

Risk factors for non-attendance

  

Pre-COVID

COVID

 

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Period: COVID (reference: pre-COVID)

2.09

1.55–2.82

 < 0.0001*

–

–

–

–

–

–

Age: ≧ 50 yrs (reference: < 50 yrs)

0.89

0.66–1.21

0.466

0.64

0.39–1.04

0.072

1.12

0.76–1.65

0.563

Sex: men (reference: women)

0.92

0.68–1.25

0.601

1.21

0.74–1.97

0.439

0.78

0.52–1.15

0.215

Education level: high (reference: low)

0.41

0.24–0.69

0.0007*

0.16

0.07–0.34

 < 0.0001*

0.86

0.43–1.81

0.680

  1. OR: odds ratio
  2. CI: confidence interval
  3. yrs: years old
  4. Adjusted factors: period, age, gender, education level
  5. p-value was analyzed by multiple logistic regression
  6. *p < 0.05