From: Risk indicators for severe impaired oral health among indigenous Australian young adults
 | Counts | Prevalence of toothachea | Prevalence of avoid eating foodb | Prevalence of dissatisfied appearancec | Prevalence of impaired oral health summary measure_anyd | Prevalence of impaired oral health summary measure_alle |
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Total | 442 | 26.2 (22.1-30.3) | 30.5 (26.2-34.8) | 63.8 (59.3-68.3) | 67.2 (62.8-71.6) | 16.3 (12.9-19.7) |
Demographic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 216 | 21.8 (16.3-27.3)* | 26.9 (21.0-32.8) | 60.6 (54.1-67.1) | 66.2 (59.9-72.5) | 12.0 (7.7-16.3)* |
   Female | 226 | 30.5 (24.5-36.5) | 34.1 (28.0-40.2) | 66.8 (60.7-72.9) | 68.1 (62.1-74.1) | 20.4 (15.2-25.6) |
Age-group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   16-18 years | 301 | 21.9 (17.3-26.5)* | 29.2 (24.1-34.3) | 63.5 (58.1-68.9) | 67.4 (62.1-72.7) | 12.6 (8.9-16.3)* |
   19-20 years | 141 | 35.5 (27.6-43.4) | 33.3 (25.6-41.0) | 64.5 (56.6-72.4) | 66.7 (59.0-74.4) | 24.1 (17.1-31.1) |
Residential location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Regional | 94 | 30.9 (21.6-40.2) | 24.5 (15.8-33.2) | 64.9 (55.3-74.5) | 68.1 (58.7-77.5) | 17.0 (9.4-24.6) |
   Rural/remote | 348 | 25.0 (20.5-29.5) | 32.2 (27.3-37.1) | 63.5 (58.5-68.5) | 67.0 (62.1-71.9) | 16.1 (12.3-19.9) |
Socio-economic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Source of household income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Job | 52 | 34.6 (21.7-47.5) | 28.8 (16.6-41.0) | 63.5 (50.5-76.5) | 63.5 (50.5-76.5) | 23.1 (11.7-34.5) |
   Welfare | 390 | 25.1 (20.8-29.4) | 30.8 (26.2-35.4) | 63.8 (59.1-68.5) | 67.7 (63.1-72.3) | 15.4 (11.8-19.0) |
Household size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Four or less people | 87 | 36.8 (26.7-46.9)* | 32.2 (22.4-42.0) | 69.0 (59.3-78.7) | 73.6 (64.4-82.8) | 19.5 (11.2-27.8) |
   Five or more people | 355 | 23.7 (19.3-28.1) | 30.1 (25.4-34.8) | 62.5 (57.5-67.5) | 65.6 (60.7-70.5) | 15.5 (11.8-19.2) |
Do you own a car? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 407 | 26.0 (21.8-30.2) | 31.0 (26.5-35.5) | 63.9 (59.3-68.5) | 67.3 (62.8-71.8) | 16.2 (12.6-19.8) |
   Yes | 35 | 28.6 (13.7-43.5) | 25.7 (11.3-40.1) | 62.9 (47.0-78.8) | 65.7 (50.1-81.3) | 17.1 (4.7-29.5) |
Someone in house own car? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 242 | 26.0 (20.5-31.5) | 32.2 (26.3-38.1) | 61.6 (55.5-67.7) | 66.1 (60.2-72.0) | 16.5 (11.8-21.2) |
   Yes | 200 | 26.5 (20.4-32.6) | 28.5 (22.3-34.7) | 66.5 (60.0-73.0) | 68.5 (62.1-74.9) | 16.0 (10.9-21.1) |
Diet | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Soft drink consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 305 | 31.5 (26.3-36.7)* | 34.4 (29.1-39.7)* | 70.5 (65.4-75.6)* | 73.0 (68.0-78.0)* | 20.7 (16.2-25.2)* |
   Once a week or less often | 137 | 14.6 (8.7-20.5) | 21.9 (15.0-28.8) | 48.9 (40.6-57.2) | 54.0 (45.7-62.3) | 6.6 (2.5-10.7) |
Fruit juice consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 320 | 27.5 (22.6-32.4) | 30.9 (25.9-35.9) | 65.0 (59.8-70.2) | 67.5 (62.4-72.6) | 17.8 (13.6-22.0) |
   Once a week or less often | 122 | 23.0 (15.6-30.4) | 29.5 (21.4-37.6) | 60.7 (52.1-69.3) | 66.4 (58.1-74.7) | 12.3 (6.5-18.1) |
Cordial consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 289 | 29.1 (23.9-34.3)* | 31.8 (26.5-37.1) | 65.1 (59.6-70.6) | 68.9 (63.6-74.2) | 18.0 (13.6-22.4) |
   Once a week or less often | 153 | 20.9 (14.5-27.3) | 28.1 (21.0-35.2) | 61.4 (53.7-69.1) | 64.1 (56.5-71.7) | 13.1 (7.8-18.4) |
Milk consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 306 | 26.1 (21.2-31.0) | 27.5 (22.5-32.5) | 61.8 (56.4-67.2) | 65.0 (59.7-70.3) | 15.7 (11.6-19.8) |
   Once a week or less often | 136 | 26.5 (19.1-33.9) | 37.5 (29.4-45.6) | 68.4 (60.6-76.2) | 72.1 (64.6-79.6) | 17.6 (11.2-24.0) |
Do take sugar with tea? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 366 | 27.0 (22.5-31.5) | 32.0 (27.2-36.8) | 64.2 (59.3-69.1) | 67.5 (62.7-72.3) | 17.8 (13.9-21.7)* |
   No | 76 | 22.4 (13.1-31.7) | 23.7 (14.2-33.2) | 61.8 (50.9-72.7) | 65.8 (55.2-76.4) | 9.2 (2.7-15.7) |
Fruit consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 288 | 24.0 (19.1-28.9) | 26.4 (21.3-31.5)* | 60.8 (55.2-66.4)* | 64.6 (59.1-72.3) | 14.9 (10.8-19.0) |
   Once a week or less often | 154 | 30.5 (23.3-37.7) | 38.3 (30.7-45.9) | 69.5 (62.3-76.7) | 72.1 (65.1-79.1) | 18.8 (12.7-24.9) |
Sweet consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Every day or a few times a week | 238 | 34.9 (28.9-40.9)* | 36.6 (30.5-42.7)* | 73.1 (67.5-78.7)* | 75.6 (70.2-81.0)* | 21.8 (16.6-27.0)* |
   Once a week or less often | 204 | 16.2 (11.2-21.2) | 23.5 (17.7-29.3) | 52.9 (46.1-59.7) | 57.4 (50.6-64.2) | 9.8 (5.7-13.9) |
Dental service utilisation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Visited dentist before? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 412 | 26.9 (22.6-31.2) | 30.1 (25.7-34.5) | 63.6 (59.0-68.2) | 66.7 (62.2-71.2) | 16.7 (13.1-20.3) |
   No | 30 | 16.7 (3.4-30.0) | 36.7 (19.5-53.9) | 66.7 (49.9-83.5) | 73.3 (57.5-89.1) | 10.0 (0-20.7) |
Dental behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Toothbrush ownership | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 303 | 22.4 (17.7-27.1)* | 26.1 (21.2-31.0)* | 58.4 (52.9-63.9)* | 62.4 (57.0-67.8)* | 12.9 (9.1-16.7)* |
   No | 139 | 34.5 (26.6-42.4) | 40.3 (32.2-48.4) | 75.5 (68.4-82.6) | 77.7 (70.8-84.6) | 23.7 (16.7-30.7) |
If yes, did brush teeth yesterday? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 220 | 20.0 (14.7-25.3)* | 25.0 (19.3-30.7) | 55.0 (48.5-61.5)* | 59.1 (52.6-65.6)* | 10.5 (6.5-14.5)* |
   No | 85 | 30.6 (20.9-40.3) | 31.8 (22.0-41.6) | 68.2 (58.4-78.0) | 71.8 (62.3-81.3) | 21.2 (12.6-29.8) |
If yes, what age when started to brush? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   When had little teeth | 164 | 20.7 (14.5-26.9) | 20.7 (14.5-26.9)* | 54.9 (47.3-62.5) | 59.1 (51.6-66.6) | 10.4 (5.8-15.0) |
   When had big teeth | 128 | 23.4 (16.1-30.7) | 32.8 (24.7-40.9) | 62.5 (54.2-70.8) | 64.8 (56.6-73.0) | 15.6 (9.3-21.9) |
Dental fear | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Would you feel scared about going to the dentist? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 181 | 22.1 (16.1-28.1) | 22.7 (16.6-28.8)* | 53.6 (46.4-60.8)* | 56.9 (49.7-64.1)* | 13.3 (8.4-18.2) |
   Little bit, fair bit, heaps | 261 | 29.1 (23.6-34.6) | 36.0 (30.2-41.8) | 70.9 (65.4-76.4) | 74.3 (69.0-79.6) | 18.4 (13.7-23.1) |
Clinical oral health outcomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
DT>0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 322 | 31.4 (26.4-36.4)* | 38.5 (33.2-43.8)* | 74.8 (70.1-79.5)* | 78.3 (73.8-82.8)* | 20.5 (16.1-24.9)* |
   No | 120 | 12.5 (6.6-18.4) | 9.2 (4.1-14.3) | 34.2 (25.8-42.6) | 37.5 (28.9-46.1) | 5.0 (1.1-8.9) |
MT>0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 241 | 28.6 (22.9-34.3) | 29.0 (23.3-34.7) | 65.1 (59.1-71.1) | 67.2 (61.3-73.1) | 17.8 (13.0-22.6) |
   No | 201 | 23.4 (17.6-29.2) | 32.3 (25.9-38.7) | 62.2 (55.5-68.9) | 67.2 (60.7-73.7) | 14.4 (9.6-19.2) |
FT>0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 99 | 29.3 (20.4-38.2) | 34.3 (25.0-43.6) | 72.7 (64.0-81.4)* | 74.7 (66.2-83.2)* | 16.2 (9.0-23.4) |
   No | 343 | 25.4 (20.8-30.0) | 29.4 (24.6-34.2) | 61.2 (56.1-66.3) | 65.0 (60.0-70.0) | 16.3 (12.4-20.2) |
Moderate or severe periodontal disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 119 | 26.9 (19.0-34.8) | 35.3 (26.8-43.8) | 75.6 (67.9-83.3)* | 77.3 (69.8-84.8)* | 19.3 (12.2-26.4) |
   No | 323 | 26.0 (21.2-30.8) | 28.8 (23.9-33.7) | 59.4 (54.1-64.7) | 63.5 (58.3-68.7) | 15.2 (11.3-19.1) |
Inflamed/abnormal oral mucosa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 51 | 35.3 (22.3-48.3) | 47.1 (33.5-60.7)* | 70.6 (58.2-83.0) | 76.5 (64.9-88.1) | 27.5 (15.3-39.7)* |
   No | 391 | 25.1 (20.8-29.4) | 28.4 (24.0-32.8) | 62.9 (58.1-67.7) | 66.0 (61.3-70.7) | 14.8 (11.3-18.3) |