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Table 2 Odds ratios of having dental caries experience according to gender

From: Changing patterns in the association between regional socio-economic context and dental caries experience according to gender and age: A multilevel study in Korean adults

  

Total

Women

Men

  

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Individual level

       

 Age (years)

 

1.03

1.02-1.03

1.04

1.03-1.05

1.02

1.01-1.03

 Gender

       
 

Men

1.00

     
 

Women

2.25

1.89-2.69

    

 Monthly family income (thousand Korean won)

       
 

≥1500

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

1000–1490

1.07

0.85-1.35

1.21

0.85-1.73

0.97

0.71-1.32

 

500–990

1.00

0.80-1.26

1.09

0.77-1.55

0.92

0.68-1.24

 

<500

1.13

0.82-1.54

1.06

0.67-1.69

1.13

0.74-1.72

 Tooth-brushing frequency (number/day)

       
 

≥3

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

2

1.00

0.83-1.21

0.88

0.66-1.16

1.09

0.84-1.41

 

0–1

1.15

0.80-1.64

0.86

0.45-1.62

1.32

0.85-2.05

 Regular dental clinic visits

       
 

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

No

1.40

1.07-1.82

1.34

0.90-1.99

1.50

1.04-2.15

Regional level

       

 Factor I (degree of urbanisation)

       
 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

1.02

0.75-1.39

0.96

0.62-1.48

1.11

0.76-1.60

 

middle

1.04

0.75-1.45

0.89

0.56-1.43

1.19

0.79-1.78

 

low

1.09

0.76-1.54

1.31

0.75-2.29

0.97

0.64-1.46

 

lowest

1.13

0.72-1.77

0.89

0.47-1.71

1.43

0.81-2.54

 Factor II (density of services and medical facilities)

       
 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

0.99

0.70-1.38

0.89

0.55-1.46

1.07

0.71-1.60

 

middle

1.60

1.12 - 2.29

1.48

0.87-2.51

1.71

1.10 - 2.66

 

low

1.10

0.77-1.58

0.99

0.59-1.66

1.14

0.73-1.78

 

lowest

1.27

0.90-1.80

1.06

0.64-1.74

1.56

1.01 - 2.39

 Factor III (dependence on manufacturing industry)

       
 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

0.99

0.69-1.41

1.02

0.60-1.73

0.98

0.63-1.50

 

middle

1.14

0.82-1.59

1.15

0.72-1.86

1.11

0.73-1.68

 

low

1.38

0.93-2.04

1.32

0.75-2.32

1.41

0.87-2.31

 

lowest

1.51

1.09 - 2.08

1.51

0.95-2.39

1.53

1.03 - 2.28

 Factor IV (financial health of local government)

       
 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

1.43

1.07 - 1.93

1.14

0.74-1.74

1.75

1.22 - 2.52

 

middle

1.22

0.90-1.65

1.07

0.69-1.68

1.29

0.89-1.87

 

low

1.19

0.86-1.65

0.88

0.55-1.41

1.50

1.00 - 2.25

 

lowest

1.11

0.81-1.53

0.92

0.59-1.45

1.32

0.89-1.96

  1. *Statistically significant p-values are indicated in bold.
  2. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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