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Table 2 Logistic regression analyses of having never been to the dentist

From: Time trends in socio-economic inequalities in the lack of access to dental services among children in Spain 1987-2011

 

M 1 Fixed effect

M 2 Fixed-Random effect

Odds ratio (95% Conf. Interval)

Odds ratio (95% Conf. Interval)

Intercept

2.34*** (1.67; 3.29)

1.63*** (1.16; 2.28)

Sex

  

Boy

1.00

1.00

Girl

0.91*** (0.86; 0.97)

0.91*** (0.86; 0.97)

Age

  

6–8 years old

1.00

1.00

9–11 years old

0.43*** (0.39; 0.46)

0.43*** (0.39; 0.46)

12–14 years old

0.33*** (0.31; 0.36)

0.33*** (0.31; 0.36)

Social class

  

Upper non-manual

1.00

1.00

Lower non-manual

1.39* (1.01; 1.90)

1.39** (1.02; 1.90)

Skilled manual

1.52** (1.11; 2.07)

1.51*** (1.11; 2.06)

Unskilled manual

2.35*** (1.71; 3.23)

2.36*** (1.71; 3.24)

Time variables

  

Year 1987

1.00

1.00

Year 1993

0.77 (0.52; 1.13)

0.79 (0.63; 1.42)

Year 1995–97

0.51*** (0.33; 0.77)

0.53*** (0.35; 0.80)

Year 2001

0.37*** (0.22; 0.63)

0.40*** (0.24; 0.67)

Year 2003

0.31*** (0.19; 0.52)

0.34*** (0.21; 0.55)

Year 2006

0.20*** (0.12; 0.34)

0.22*** (0.13; 0.36)

Year 2011

0.22*** (0.12; 0.41)

0.25*** (0.14; 0.45)

 

Regions have been omitted from table coefficients (see Figure 2)

 
 

Results for interaction terms for time and occupational class have been omitted from table (see Figure 3)

Rate of dentists

  

per 100,000 inhabitants

0.98*** (0.98; 0.99)

0.98*** (0.97; 0.99)

Dental care programme (PADI)

  

Children without PADI

1.00

1.00

Children with PADI

0.82*** (0.71; 0.95)

0.82*** (0.71; 0.94)

  

Random parameters

Variance (95% Conf. Interval)

Error variance

  

Intercept

 

0.03 (0.01; 0.06)

Regression diagnostics

  

Intra-class correlation ICC

 

1.8%

Log likelihood

−11636.83

−11664.07

AIC

23371.66

23396.14

BIC

23770.43

23672.85

N° of observation

24689

24689

  1. Note: Standard errors in brackets; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.