Table 3 Associations of dentist visiting behavior with demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors, stratified by immigrant status
From: Dental health status, dentist visiting, and dental insurance of Asian immigrants in Canada
Characteristic | Odds Ratio 95% (Confidential interval) ‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Visiting dentist more than once per year  (Yes) | |||
Canadian born residences | Non-Asian immigrants | Asian immigrants | |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary/ Some secondary†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Less than secondary | 0.71(0.60–0.85)** | 1.13(0.77–1.65) | 0.42(0.22–0.82)** |
Post-secondary degree | 1.36(1.19–1.55)** | 1.63(1.14–2.32)** | 1.18(0.79–1.75) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
20–29†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
12–19 | 3.61(2.82–4.63)** | 4.25(1.95–9.24)** | 3.19(1.48–6.87)** |
30–39 | 1.06(0.88–1.28) | 1.01(0.60–1.72) | 0.96(0.56–1.67) |
40–49 | 1.22(0.99–1.52) | 1.71(0.98–2.98) | 1.93(1.00-3.71)* |
50–59 | 1.73(1.41–2.12)** | 2.67(1.56–4.56)** | 1.42(0.67–3.03) |
60-high | 2.16(1.75–2.65)** | 3.88(2.32–6.48)** | 1.97(1.01–3.85)* |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
Male†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 1.41(1.26–1.58)** | 1.57(1.21–2.06)** | 1.51(1.06–2.16)* |
Household income | Â | Â | Â |
40,000–79,999†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
80,000-more | 1.80(1.59–2.05)** | 1.61(1.12–2.31)** | 1.60(1.07–2.39)* |
No income-39,999 | 0.67(0.58–0.77)** | 0.54(0.40–0.72)** | 0.68(0.45–1.02) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Married/Common-law†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single/Never married | 1.19(1.00-1.40)* | 0.75(0.49–1.14) | 1.06(0.63–1.76) |
Widowed/Separated/Divorced | 1.08(0.91–1.27) | 0.76(0.51–1.15) | 0.88(0.51–1.51) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
Smoker†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No smoker | 1.60(1.40–1.83)** | 0.77(0.54–1.10) | 1.31(0.71–2.43) |
Alcohol drinker | Â | Â | Â |
Non-heavy drink†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Heavy drink | 0.94(0.80–1.10) | 1.02(0.58–1.82) | 1.07(0.46–2.48) |
Diabetes status | Â | Â | Â |
Yes†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 1.17(0.96–1.43) | 1.07(0.73–1.57) | 1.87(1.03–3.41)* |
Dental insurance coverage | Â | Â | Â |
Yes†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 0.29(0.26–0.33)** | 0.21(0.16–0.28)** | 0.24(0.17–0.33)** |
Dental symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
Yes†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 0.94(0.84–1.05) | 1.06(0.81–1.39) | 1.05(0.74–1.50) |
Self-preserved dental health | Â | Â | Â |
Fair & poor†| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Excellent/very good/good | 3.59(3.14–4.10)** | 2.90(2.16–3.89)** | 1.33 (0.87–2.03) |
Language | Â | Â | Â |
English/French†| NA | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Neither English nor French | NA | 0.61(0.32–1.15) | 0.55(0.21–1.42) |
Immigration length | Â | Â | Â |
0–10 years†| NA | NA | 1.00 |
11-high years | NA | NA | 1.75(1.17–2.61)** |