Table 3 Simple regression of associations between intermediate and proximal factors with components of DMFT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DT | Life expectancy | -0.15(0.21) | -0.12 | -0.59-0.29 | 2 |
Mean Years of Schooling* | -0.42(0.19) | -0.37 | -0.82-0.02 | 13 | |
Expected years of schooling ** | -0.69(0.21) | -0.51 | -1.13- -0.25 | 26 | |
GNI* | -0.17(0.07) | -0.39 | -032- -0.02 | 15 | |
Sugar Consumption | 0.07(0.05) | 0.35 | -0.04-0.18 | 9 | |
Percentage of Smokers | -0.04(0.02) | -0.31 | -0.09-0.01 | 8 | |
Fluoride concentration | -0.01(0.67) | -0.01 | -1.41-1.32 | 0.1 | |
Dentists per 10,000 people | -0.02(0.16) | -0.31 | -0.56-0.09 | 6 | |
MT | Life expectancy* | -0.77(0.32) | -0.41 | -1.41- -0.12 | 17 |
Mean Years of Schooling* | -0.85(0.29) | -0.47 | -1.49- -0.24 | 22 | |
Expected years of schooling | -0.42(0.39) | -0.19 | -1.20-0.38 | 3 | |
GNI | -0.14(0.13) | -0.21 | -0.41-0.11 | 4 | |
Sugar Consumption | 0.08(0.09) | 0.20 | -0.12-0.28 | 4 | |
Percentage of Smokers* | 0.10(0.04) | 0.45 | 0.02–0.17 | 21 | |
Fluoride concentration * | -3.08(0.88) | -0.55 | -4.92- -1.2 | 30 | |
Dentists per 10,000 people | -0.41(0.25) | -0.31 | -0.95-0.07 | 9 | |
FT | Life expectancy* | 0.41(0.18) | 0.38 | 0.03–0.79 | 14 |
Mean Years of Schooling** | 0.75(0.14) | 0.71 | 0.47–1.02 | 50 | |
Expected years of schooling ** | 0.78(0.18) | 0.63 | 0.42–1.11 | 39 | |
GNI* | 0.21(0.06) | 0.53 | 0.08–0.34 | 28 | |
Sugar Consumption | -0.06(0.05) | -0.25 | -0.17-0.05 | 6 | |
Percentage of Smokers | 0.04(0.02) | 0.29 | -0.01-0.08 | 8 | |
Fluoride concentration | -0.14(0.60) | -0.04 | -1.37-1.09 | 0.2 | |
Dentists per 10,000 people** | 0.52(0.11) | 0.59 | 0.35–0.81 | 48 |