Logistic regression odds ratios (95% CI) for lack of access to dental care services
| Refraining from seeking treatment, 2004 and 2005 | Not having visited a dentist/dental hygienist for ⩾2 years, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Model 1, adjustment for age; model 2, adjustment for age, and in addition, low education, occupational status and living alone; model 3, adjustment for age, and in addition, lifestyle factors (daily smoking, daily snuffing, high alcohol consumption, dietary habits with less fruit and vegetables, physical inactivity); model 4, adjustment for all covariates. | ||||
| Model 1 | ||||
| None | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Mild | 2.92 (2.70 to 3.15) | 2.81 (2.61 to 3.01) | 2.3 (2.03 to 2.60) | 2.32 (2.03 to 2.64) |
| Severe | 7.47 (6.88 to 8.12) | 8.0 (7.44 to 8.6) | 4.6 (4.04 to 5.24) | 4.78 (4.19 to 5.43) |
| Model 2 | ||||
| None | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Mild | 2.76 (2.54 to 3.0) | 2.66 (2.45 to 2.87) | 2.02 (1.76 to 2.33) | 2.12 (1.82 to 2.47) |
| Severe | 7.07 (6.46 to 7.74) | 7.25 (6.7 to 7.86) | 3.93 (3.41 to 4.54) | 3.98 (3.42 to 4.62) |
| Model 3 | ||||
| None | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Mild | 2.62 (2.42 to 2.84) | 2.60 (2.41 to 2.81) | 2.06 (1.82 to 2.34) | 2.12 (1.86 to 2.43) |
| Severe | 6.2 (5.68 to 6.76) | 6.76 (6.26 to 7.3) | 3.83 (3.35 to 4.38) | 4.04 (3.53 to 4.64) |
| Model 4 | ||||
| None | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Mild | 2.52 (2.31 to 2.75) | 2.53 (2.33 to 2.74) | 1.85 (1.61 to 2.14) | 1.95 (1.67 to 2.29) |
| Severe | 6.04 (5.50 to 6.63) | 6.42 (5.91 to 6.98) | 3.44 (2.97 to 4.0) | 3.47 (2.97 to 4.06) |