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Table 4 Fixed and random effects parameters in the multilevel mixed-effect Poisson regression analysis for the null model according to outcomes

From: Social determinants of dental treatment needs in Brazilian adults

 

Treatment needs

 

Restorative

Extraction

Prosthesis

Fixed Effects

Intercept

95% CI

Intercept

95% CI

Intercept

95% CI

City Level

−0.56

−0.61;-0.51

−1.90

−1.95;-1.78

−0.31

−0.34;-0.27

Neighbourhood Level

−0.55

−0.58;-0.52

−1.90

−1.96;-1.83

−0.30

−0.32;-0.28

Both

−0.56

−0.61;-0.51

−1.92

−2.01;-1.83

−0.31

−0.34;-0.27

Random Effects

Variance (SE)

LR Test (Chi2; p)

Variance (SE)

LR Test (Chi2; p)

Variance (SE)

LR Test (Chi2; p)

City level only

0.029 (0.008)

88.7; <0.001

0.068 (0.026)

37.82; <0.001

0.013 (0.004)

50.16; <0.001

Neighbourhood Level only

0.012 (0.006)

5.30; 0.011

0.169 (0.035)

41.25; <0.001

0.000 (0.000)

0.00; 1.000

Both

 

88.7; <0.001

 

62.47; <0.001

  

City level

0.029 (0.008)

 

0.056 (0.023)

   

Neighbourhood Level

0.000 (0.000)

 

0.128 (0.032)

   
  1. CI = Confidence Interval; LR = Likelihood Ratio.