Table 2 Simple regression analysis of predictor factors on DMFT mean and edentulousness percentage in all 31 provinces
From: Determinants of oral health status: an ecological study in Iran
Outcome measure | Independent Variables | B(SE) (Unstandardized coefficient and standard error) | r | 95% CI for B | R square in percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMFT | Life expectancy | -0.43(0.33) | -0.24 | -1.1- 0.23 | 5 |
Mean Years of Schooling | -0.31(0.32) | -0.16 | -0.96- 0.36 | 2 | |
Expected years of schooling | -0.00(0.39) | -0.00 | -0.8- 0.79 | 0.1 | |
GNI | -0.01(0.13) | -0.02 | -0.27 -0.24 | 0.1 | |
Sugar Consumption | 0.06(0.10) | 0.14 | -0.15-0.28 | 2 | |
Percentage of Smokers* | 0.11(0.03) | 0.51 | 0.04–0.18 | 26 | |
Fluoride concentration ** | -3.03(0.83) | -0.64 | -5.1- -1.61 | 36 | |
Dentists per 10,000 people | -0.04(0.26) | -0.02 | − 0.57- 0.49 | 0.1 | |
Edentulousness | Life expectancy | -1.01(0.65) | -0.27 | -2.43-0.33 | 7 |
Mean Years of Schooling | -1.01(0.63) | -0.28 | -2.31-0.28 | 8 | |
Expected years of schooling | -0.18(0.78) | -0.04 | -1.7-1.4 | 0.2 | |
GNI | 0.12(0.25) | 0.09 | -0.39-0.64 | 0.8 | |
Sugar Consumption | 0.12(0.13) | 0.19 | -0.16-0.39 | 3 | |
Percentage of Smokers* | 0.24(0.07) | 0.55 | 0.1–0.38 | 30 | |
Fluoride concentration * | -4.17(1.95) | -0.37 | -8.1- -0.17 | 14 | |
Dentists per 10,000 people | -0.43(0.51) | -0.10 | -1.4-0.64 | 2 |