Skip to main content

Table 3 Results of the Logistic Regression Models for the absence of Brazilians at a scheduled appointment in Dental Specialities Centers—DSC, n = 10.391

From: Factors associated with the absence of Brazilians in specialized dental centers

Variable

Crude analysis

Final multiple models

 

Estimate

SE

OR Crude (IC95%)

p-value

Estimate

SE

OR adjusted

(IC95%)

p-value

Individual-level

 Predisposing

  Sex (Ref = M)

0.07

0.04

1.07

(0.98–1.17)

0.1058

–

   

  Age (Ref > 42)

0.10

0.05

1.10

(1.01–1.20)

0.0303

0.10

0.05

1.10

(1.01–1.21)

0.0384

  Color/race black (Ref = White)

0.06

0.07

1.06

(0.92–1.22)

0.4254

–

   

  Color/race

Browns

(Ref = White)

0.04

0.05

1.04

(0.94–1.16)

0.4097

–

   

  House location (Ref = Urb)

0.01

0.06

1.01

(0.89–1.14)

0.9008

–

   

 Facilitators

  Education (Ref ≤ Until incomplete high school)

0.00

0.05

1.00

(0.91–1.10)

0.7710

–

   

  Paid work (Ref = Yes)

0.06

0.04

1.06

(0.97–1.16)

0.2109

    

  Family income (Ref > 1)

0.06

0.05

1.06

(0.97–1.17)

0.1845

–

   

 Need

  Participates in Bolsa Família (Ref = No)

0.10

0.05

1.11

(0.99–1.23)

0.0607

0.13

0.06

1.14

(1.02–1.27)

0.0216

  FHS coverage (Ref = Yes)

0.12

0.06

1.13

(1.01–1.27)

0.0426

0.14

0.06

1.15

(1.02–1.30)

0.0261

  Time to DSC (Ref ≤ 20 min)

0.03

0.04

1.03

(0.94–1.12)

0.5028

–

   

  Dentist clarified about treatment (Ref = Yes)

0.03

0.09

1.03

(0.87–1.23)

0.6995

–

   

  Specialty—Perio (Ref = surgery)

0.19

0.07

1.21

(1.06–1.39)

0.0056

0.20

0.07

1.22

(1.05–1.40)

0.0071

  Specialty—Endo (Ref = surgery)

0.05

0.06

1.05

(0.93–1.19)

0.4168

0.07

0.06

1.08

(0.95–1.22)

0.2507

  Specialty—Outras(Ref = surgery)

0.12

0.07

1.12

(0.98–1.28)

0.0813

0.12

0.07

1.13

(0.98–1.30)

0.0837

 Behaviours

  Opening hours meet the needs (Ref = Yes)

0.11

0.12

1.11

(0.88–1.41)

0.3738

–

0.06

1.08

(0.82–1.40)

0.59

  How to schedule the consultation (Ref = DSC)

− 0.04

0.05

0.96

(0.87–1.07)

0.5103

–

   

  Expected time to start treatment 1 Month (Ref = One week)

0.07

0.06

1.07

(0.95–1.20)

0.2567

–

   

  Expected time to start treatment is more than one month (Ref = 1 week)

0.05

0.06

1.05

(0.93–1.18)

0.4347

–

   

  Appointment for consultation (Ref = By appointment)

− 0.06

0.05

0.94

(0.85–1.05)

0.3020

–

   

  Installation of the DSC in good condition(Ref = Yes)

0.13

0.06

1.14

(1.01–1.29)

0.0436

0.16

0.07

1.18

(1.03–1.34)

0.0181

Contextual level (DSC)

 Predisposing

  DSC location (Ref = Interior)

0.12

0.09

1.13

(0.95–1.34)

0.1786

–

0.08

1.12

(0.92–1.48)

0.16

 Facilitators

  DSC receives support from HEI (Ref = Yes)

0.10

0.09

1.10

(0.92–1.32)

0.3050

–

0.01

1.00

(0.98–1.02)

0.98

  DSC professionals have career paths (Ref = Yes. All)

0.07

0.10

1.07

(0.88–1.31)

0.5056

–

   

 Need

  Manages waiting list (Ref = Yes)

− 0.04

0.08

0.96

(0.82–1.13)

0.6545

–

   

  The DSC Knows the percentage of absenteeism (Ref = Yes)

0.04

0.08

1.04

(0.89–1.22)

0.6330

–

   

  Actions to decrease absenteeism (Ref = Others)

0.07

0.08

1.08

(0.91–1.27)

0.3800

–

   

  QICc

    

10,943.96

   
  1. Variance between DSC = 0.1772; Residual variance = 0.8251; ICC = Intraclass correlation coefficient: Part of the total variation that is due to the contextual level (DSC) = 0.1768. QIC (empty model) = 12,259.13
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, Estimate model coefficient, SE Standard error of the model coefficient, QICc Quasi-likelihood under the Independence model Criterion
Back to article page

BMC Oral Health

ISSN: 1472-6831

Contact us