Table 1 Association between predisposing, enabling and need factors and postponed dental visits and cost-related delayed oral health care

Predisposing Factors

Race

 NH White

0.33 (0.32, 0.34))

0.17 (0.16, 0.18)

 NH Black

0.40 (0.37, 0.42)

0.21 (0.19, 0.24)

 Hispanic

0.43 (0.41,0.45)

0.30 (0.28, 0.32)

 NH Asian

0.30 (0.27, 0.34)

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

 NH Other

0.45 (0.39, 0.50)

0.20 (0.17, 0.24)

Educational Status

 Less than high school

0.56 (0.53, 0.60)

0.32 (0.29, 0.35)

 High school or GED

0.46 (0.45, 0.48)

0.25 (0.23, 0.27)

 College

0.36 (0.34, 0.37)

0.21 (0.20, 0.22)

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

0.22(0.21, 0.23)

0.11 (0.10, 0.12)

Unemployed

0.44 (0.42, 0.45)

0.24(0.23, 0.26)

Smoker

0.44(0.43, 0.46)

0.26(0.25, 0.27)

Age

 18–44 years

 45–64 years

0.37 (0.36, 0.39) #

0.34 (0.33, 0.35)

0.20 (0.19, 0.21) #

0.19 (0.18, 0.20)

Male

0.40 (0.38, 0.41)

0.18(0.17, 0.19)

Enabling Factors

HSD factors

 No Health insurance

 Has health insurance

0.63 (0.60, 0.65)

0.32 (0.31, 0.33)

0.46(0.74, 0.78))

0.16 (0.21, 0.25)

 No usual medical primary care provider (PCP)

 Has a usual medical PCP

0.57 (0.55, 0.60)

0.33 (0.32, 0.34)

0.30 (0.28, 0.33)

0.18 (0.17, 0.19)

 >12 since last medical exam

 <12 since last medical exam

0.56(0.54, 0.58)

0.31 (0.30, 0.32)

0.26(0.24, 0.27)

0.18 (0.18, 0.19)

 ^c Delayed medical visit due to cost.

 No delay in medical visit due to cost

0.58 (0.55, 0.61)

0.34 (0.33, 0.35)

Income

 <100%

0.55(0.52, 0.58)

0.32(0.29,0.34)

 100–199% FPL

0.51(0.49, 0.53)

0.32(0.31,0.35)

 200–399% FPL

0.40 (0.38, 0.41)

0.24(0.22,0.25)

 >400% FPL

0.24(0.23, 25)

0.10(0.09, 0.10)

Need factors

Limited in amount of work

0.46 (0.44, 0.48)

0.28(0.26, 0.30)

Difficulty engaging in social activity

0.50(0.48, 0.53)

0.33(0.31, 0.35)

Difficulty running errands

0.53 (0.49, 0.56)

0.31 (0.28, 0.34)

Having one or more comorbidities

0.37(0.36, 0.38))

0.22(0.21, 0.23)