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Table 4 Association by different reasons of unmet need

From: Long working hours are associated with unmet dental needs in south Korean male adults who have experienced dental pain

Variable

Male

Female

Unmet need

Unmet need

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Reasons of unmet need

 Lack of ability to pay

0 h

1.00

< 0.001*

 

1.00

< 0.001

 

1–40 h

1.08

0.74

1.58

1.08

0.86

1.35

40–48 h

1.26

0.80

1.98

1.08

0.76

1.54

48–60 h

0.89

0.57

1.37

0.69

0.48

0.99

≥61 h

1.26

0.81

1.97

0.84

0.58

1.23

 Lack of ability to reach

0 h

1.00

< 0.001

 

1.00

< 0.001

 

1–40 h

1.43

0.91

2.24

1.14

0.89

1.46

40–48 h

1.68

1.02

2.76

2.12

1.50

2.98

48–60 h

2.80

1.75

4.48

3.21

2.28

4.51

≥61 h

2.36

1.45

3.84

2.30

1.56

3.40

 Lack of ability to perceive

0 h

1.00

0.004

 

1.00

< 0.001

 

1–40 h

0.70

0.48

1.03

0.81

0.65

1.01

40–48 h

0.53

0.34

0.83

0.45

0.32

0.64

48–60 h

0.40

0.26

0.62

0.43

0.30

0.61

≥61 h

0.35

0.22

0.56

0.54

0.36

0.80

  1. * Bolded numbers represent the p-value of the Cochran-Armitage trend test for each subgroup
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