Table 2 Perceived need for dental care regressed on socio-demographics and OIDP items- adjusted for age, gender, place of residence and parental education

Male

48.0 (416)

1

1

1

Female

42.6 (374)

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

^a1^st quartile (poorest)

42.8 (199)

1

1

1

2^nd quartile

42.8 (1991)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

3^rd quartile

58.0 (40)

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

1.5 (0.7–2.9)

1.5 (0.5–4.2)

4^th quartile (least poor)

49.5 (219)*

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

1.2 (0.7–4.9)

Eat problem

   No

40.0 (563)

1

1

1

   Yes

67.6 (227)**

1.9 (1.4–2.7)

1.4 (1.0–2.1)

2.9 (1.7–4.9)

Cleaning

   No

40.3 (566)

1

1

1

   Yes

65.9 (224)**

1.6 (1.2–2.5)

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

Sleep

   No

8.9 (85)

1

1

1

   Yes

21.4 (169)**

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.8 (1.0–3.1)

Nagelkerke's R²

0.093

0.089

0.076

0.14