Table 2 β-coefficient (β) and standard error (SE) for the associations of socio-demographic and behavioral factors, as well as justifiable economic factors with mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) among 6-and 12-year-old Iranian children in the National Oral Health survey 2016

 Female

−0.045 (0.008)

< 0.001

0.141 (0.014)

< 0.001

 Increased fathers’ Education level

− 0.022 (0.003)

< 0.001

0.003 (0.004)

0.528

 Increased mothers’ Education level

0.006 (0.003)

0.058

−0.043 (0.005)

< 0.001

 Rural

0.024 (0.009)

0.008

0.026 (0.016)

0.109

 Toothbrush

0.007 (0.016)

0.656

−0.091 (0.026)

0.001

 Dental floss

−0.052 (0.012)

< 0.001

0.029 (0.017)

0.084

 More than once a day Tooth brushing

−0.078 (0.008)

< 0.001

−0.038 (0.014)

0.008

 Preventive care

−0.083 (0.010)

< 0.001

−0.206 (0.022)

< 0.001

 Increased Gini coefficient

0.162 (0.100)

0.106

0.589 (0.180)

0.001

 Number of dentist

0.271 (0.086)

0.002

−0.130 (0.150)

0.387

 Increased Log GDP

−0.176 (0.011)

< 0.001

−0.283 (0.019)

< 0.001

 Increased consumer price index (CPI)

0.001 (0.000)

< 0.001

0.004 (0.000)

< 0.001

 _cons

3.510 (0.142)

< 0.001

2.603 (0.252)

< 0.001