Dental Treatment Needs in Vancouver Inner-City Elementary School-Aged Children

Table 5

Dental treatment needs and sociodemographic factors—linear multiple regression analysis

Dependent outcome: total number of treatments needed Predictors tested: gender, age, dental visit, dental insurance, family’s education and income.
Best predictors	Standardized beta coefficient	𝑃 values
Gender	0.416	<0.001
Born outside Canada	0.330	<0.001
Last dental visit	0.105	0.092
Family income	0.258	0.015
Model summary: Adjusted 𝑅 square = 0.220, 𝑃<0.001
Dependent outcome: total number of decayed teeth Predictors tested: gender, age, dental visit, dental insurance, family’s education and income.
Best predictors	Standardized beta coefficient	𝑃 values
Gender	0.300	0.010
Born outside Canada	0.279	0.003
Model summary: Adjusted 𝑅 square = 0.169, 𝑃<0.001