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

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Factors affecting dental expenses per visit (generalized estimating equations)

Variables	Categories	Coefficient (coef)	Exp (coef)	95% CI		p-value
Variables	Categories	Coefficient (coef)	Exp (coef)	Lower	Upper	p-value
Sex (Ref: Female)	Male	-0.0005	1.000	-0.010	0.009	0.921
Age (Ref: ≥ 65 years)	< 20 years	0.667	1.948	0.654	0.679	< 0.001
Age (Ref: ≥ 65 years)	20–64 years	0.137	1.146	0.127	0.146	< 0.001
Residential areas (Ref: Large cities)	Small cities	-0.015	0.985	-0.032	0.003	0.103
Residential areas (Ref: Large cities)	Rural areas	-0.003	0.997	-0.022	0.016	0.759
RSDC ^a (Ref: No)	Yes	-0.096	0.908	-0.109	-0.084	< 0.001
Medical aid (Ref: No)	Yes	0.105	1.110	0.068	0.141	< 0.001
Income (Ref: Low)	Middle	-0.005	0.995	-0.019	0.009	0.479
Income (Ref: Low)	High	0.052	1.054	0.037	0.068	< 0.001
Disabled (Ref: No disabilities)	Mild	0.063	1.065	0.036	0.091	< 0.001
Disabled (Ref: No disabilities)	Severe	-0.006	0.994	-0.048	0.036	0.790
Interaction Term RSDC ^a: Disabilities	RSDC (Yes): Mild	-0.082	0.921	-0.137	-0.027	0.003
Interaction Term RSDC ^a: Disabilities	RSDC (Yes): Severe	-0.134	0.875	-0.222	-0.046	0.003

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