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Table 3 Odds ratios of having dental caries experience according to age group

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

  

19–34 years

35–44 years

45–54 years

55–64 years

  

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Individual level

 Gender

 

Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

   
 

Women

1.56

1.17 - 2.07

3.00

2.16 - 4.15

2.48

1.57 - 3.93

2.83

1.65 - 4.84

 Monthly family income (thousand Korean won)

 

≥1500

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

   
 

1000–1490

1.00

0.71-1.41

1.23

0.80-1.90

1.04

0.56-1.94

1.51

0.69-3.31

 

500–990

0.96

0.67-1.37

0.98

0.63-1.51

0.97

0.53-1.76

1.11

0.57-2.17

 

<500

1.03

0.59-1.79

1.09

0.58-2.04

0.70

0.34-1.43

1.66

0.78-3.57

 Tooth-brushing frequency (number/day)

 

≥3

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

   
 

2

0.84

0.62-1.12

1.03

0.74-1.45

0.85

0.50-1.45

1.86

1.07 - 3.21

 

0–1

0.64

0.35-1.16

1.19

0.55-2.57

1.01

0.43-2.33

2.50

1.07 - 5.86

 Regular dental clinic visits

 

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

   
 

No

1.06

0.68-1.64

1.31

0.85-2.03

1.98

1.02 - 3.83

2.39

0.90-6.36

Regional level

 Factor I (degree of urbanisation)

 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

1.11

0.72-1.70

1.21

0.73-2.01

0.92

0.42-2.01

0.65

0.27-1.58

 

middle

1.15

0.71-1.84

0.85

0.49-1.46

1.09

0.47-2.54

0.88

0.32-2.43

 

low

1.02

0.59-1.76

0.91

0.50-1.68

1.34

0.56-3.21

1.02

0.41-2.50

 

lowest

0.97

0.42-2.22

1.12

0.49-2.53

0.92

0.34-2.54

0.98

0.34-2.82

 Factor II (density of services and medical facilities)

 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

1.06

0.65-1.72

1.17

0.64-2.16

0.91

0.40-2.06

0.51

0.21-1.27

 

middle

1.93

1.14 - 3.30

1.26

0.68-2.35

1.93

0.76-4.94

1.13

0.41-3.10

 

low

1.07

0.63-1.81

1.29

0.70-2.39

1.08

0.42-2.82

0.85

0.30-2.38

 

lowest

1.42

0.87-2.32

1.42

0.79-2.55

1.19

0.47-3.04

0.63

0.23-1.75

 Factor III (dependence on manufacturing industry)

 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

0.80

0.47-1.38

1.42

0.78-2.60

1.02

0.41-2.57

0.79

0.30-2.10

 

middle

1.37

0.82-2.29

0.85

0.50-1.44

1.19

0.50-2.82

1.28

0.50-3.26

 

low

1.18

0.66-2.10

1.62

0.82-3.21

1.46

0.54-3.97

1.22

0.39-3.76

 

lowest

1.32

0.84-2.05

2.01

1.14 - 3.57

1.56

0.64-3.81

1.03

0.40-2.68

 Factor IV (financial health of local government)

 

highest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
 

high

1.56

1.00-2.43

1.47

0.88-2.46

1.57

0.78-3.17

1.13

0.51-2.48

 

middle

0.99

0.65-1.52

1.28

0.75-2.17

2.47

1.02 - 5.97

1.23

0.54-2.79

 

low

1.08

0.67-1.76

0.99

0.58-1.71

2.63

1.05 - 6.56

0.88

0.38-2.04

 

lowest

1.11

0.71-1.73

1.21

0.67-2.19

1.00

0.46-2.18

1.25

0.50-3.12

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