Clinical Study
Dental Treatment Needs in Vancouver Inner-City Elementary School-Aged Children
Table 5
Dental treatment needs and sociodemographic factors—linear multiple regression analysis
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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 | 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 |
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Model summary: Adjusted square = 0.220, |
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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 | values |
| Gender | 0.300 | 0.010 | Born outside Canada | 0.279 | 0.003 |
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Model summary: Adjusted square = 0.169, |
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