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Table 2 Example multilevel diagram in table format for The Chilean Dental Study

From: LEVEL (Logical Explanations & Visualizations of Estimates in Linear mixed models): recommendations for reporting multilevel data and analyses

Sub-index

Level

Variables

I (3)

District

HDI (Community-wide human development index)

Rural location

J (18)

School

Administrative dependency of the school: private (paid), private (subsidized) or public

School fluoride program: available or not

K (29)

Child

Age

Sex

Presence of gingivitis

Educational level of main caretaker

Family income

Access to health care: private or public

Frequency of tooth brushing: daily, 3–4 times/week, 2 times/week, once per week

  

Dependent variable:

Presence of caries in temporary teeth