Disparity in access for people with disabilities to outpatient dental care services: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Factors affecting the annual number of dental care visits by people with disabilities

Variables	Category	Coefficient (coef)	Exp (coef)	95% CI		p value
Variables	Category	Coefficient (coef)	Exp (coef)	Lower	Upper	p value
Sex (Ref: Female)	Male	0.041	1.040	0.032	0.049	< 0.001
Age (Ref: ≥ 65 years)	< 20 years	0.414	1.510	0.401	0.426	< 0.001
Age (Ref: ≥ 65 years)	20–64 years	0.233	1.262	0.221	0.245	< 0.001
Residential areas (Ref: Large cities)	Small cities	0.020	1.010	0.004	0.033	0.004
Residential areas (Ref: Large cities)	Rural areas	-0.020	0.980	-0.035	-0.006	0.007
RSDC ^a (Ref: No)	Yes	0.124	1.132	0.112	0.136	< 0.001
Medical aid (Ref: No)	Yes	0.054	1.056	0.028	0.079	< 0.001
Income (Ref: Low)	Middle	-0.009	0.991	-0.020	-0.002	0.104
Income (Ref: Low)	High	-0.014	0.986	-0.026-	-0.002	0.023
Disabilities (Ref: No disabilities)	Mild	0.059	1.061	0.040	0.078	< 0.001
Disabilities (Ref: No disabilities)	Severe	0.025	1.028	-0.006	0.056	0.121
Interaction Term RSDC ^a: Disabilities	RSDC (Yes): Mild	-0.008	0.992	-0.050	0.0334	0.708
Interaction Term RSDC ^a: Disabilities	RSDC (Yes): Severe	0.071	1.071	-0.001	0.144	0.055

^aRSDC Regular source of dental care, CI Confidence interval, coef Coefficient

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