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Table 5 Caries severity among Nevada adolescents

From: Inequalities of caries experience in Nevada youth expressed by DMFT index vs. Significant Caries Index (SiC) over time

Variable

Year 1 OR (CI)

Year 2 OR (CI)

Year 3 OR (CI)

Year 4 OR (CI)

Year 5 OR (CI)

Year 6 OR (CI)

Year 7 OR (CI)

Year 8 OR (CI)

Age

        

13-15

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16-19

1.95 (1.79-2.05)

1.68 (1.45-1.75)

1.66(1.62-1.89)

1.641.22-1.82)

1.64(1.57-1.71)

1.59(1.53-1.66)

1.87(1.42-2.05)

1.68(1.44-1.79)

Sex

        

Male

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Female

2.04(1.78-2.35)

1.86(1.76-1.95)

1.85(1.75-1.89)

1.98(1.75-2.24)

1.92(1.76-2.15)

2.23(1.88-2.57)

2.43(1.67-2.84)

1.98(1.56-2.34)

Race

        

White, NH

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Black, NH

1.75(1.67-1.85)

1.82(1.77-1.97)

1.75(1.49-1.97)

1.74(1.62-1.76)

1.68(1.60-1.75)

1.66(1.59-1.74)

1.45(1.29-1.70)

1.59(1.42-1.78)

Hispanic

1.96(1.67-2.03)

2.34(1.82-2.68)

1.96(1.82-1.13)

2.05(1.75-2.58)

1.96(1.82-1.13)

1.98(1.73-2.33)

1.87(1.65-2.05)

2.33(1.82-2.87)

Fluoridation

        

Clark County

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

All others

2.76(1.76-2.85)

1.86(1.67-2.04)

1.76(1.67-1.89)

2.13(1.93-2.43)

1.92(1.88-2.11)

1.97(1.49-2.17)

2.04(1.75-2.17)

2.05(1.68-2.57)

Insurance

        

Insured

N/A

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Non-insured

N/A

1.97 (1.82-1.34)

2.12(1.96-2.37)

1.96(1.82-2.15)

2.02(1.87-2.14)

1.99(1.28-2.34)

2.38(1.80-2.87)

2.01(1.69-2.77)

  1. Odds Ratios (Confidence Interval) of being in the SiC group by demographic variable by year of survey
  2. Note. * = Reference group; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = 95% Confidence Interval