Characteristics and influencing factors of the first dental visit among children in Bangkok, Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of age at first dental visit

Affecting factors	ß	95% CI	p-value
Parental age	0.951	(0.58,1.32)	< 0.001*
Presence of symptoms/chief complaints	0.831	(0.16,1.50)	0.016*
Presence of dental caries	2.080	(1.31,2.85)	< 0.001*

Note: R = 0.467 and R² = 0.218. Excluded non-significant variables: child’s gender, having siblings, patent’s education level, monthly family income, parent’s oral health knowledge and attitude score
*Statistically significant difference at p-value < 0.05

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