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Table 2 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

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Year 8

NHANES

 

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

1999-2004

 

N = 9471

N = 7488

N = 10,915

N = 6590

N = 8438

N = 6558

N = 6868

N = 6379

NA

 

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

 

Total

3.06 (0.04)

2.94 (0.04)

3.13 (0.03)

2.59 (0.04)

2.77 (0.03)

2.52 (0.04)

2.92 (0.05)

3.06 (0.04)

 

Age

         

13-15

3.73 (0.06)

2.66 (0.04)

2.80 (0.04)

2.40 (0.04)

2.44 (0.04)

2.24 (0.05)

2.50 (0.05)

2.71 (0.05)

1.78 (0.08)

16-19

4.36 (0.06)

3.58 (0.08)

3.82 (0.07)

3.15 (0.09)

3.58 (0.07)

3.20 (0.09)

3.80 (0.08)

4.04 (0.09)

3.31 (0.09)

Sex

         

Male

3.87 (0.06)

2.76 (0.05)

2.94 (0.05)

2.42 (0.06)

2.65 (0.05)

2.42 (0.06)

2.79 (0.06)

2.82 (0.06)

2.31 (0.09)

Female

4.20 (0.06)

3.11 (0.05)

3.31 (0.05)

2.73 (0.06)

2.89 (0.05)

2.62 (0.06)

3.03 (0.06)

3.30 (0.06)

2.79 (0.08)

Race

         

White, NH

3.05 (0.05)

2.65 (0.05)

2.86 (0.05)

2.32 (0.05)

2.45 (0.05)

2.26 (0.05)

2.61 (0.05)

2.63 (0.05)

2.54 (0.10)

Black, NH

3.77 (0.14)

3.35 (0.13)

3.40 (0.09)

2.82 (0.14)

2.92 (0.12)

2.75 (0.14)

2.86 (0.15)

3.39 (0.13)

2.20 (0.10)

Hispanic

4.08 (0.09)

3.47 (0.08)

3.52 (0.06)

2.99 (0.07)

3.13 (0.06)

3.69 (0.06)

3.37 (0.07)

3.63 (0.07)

2.82 (0.13)

Fluoridation

         

Clark County

2.62 (0.06)

2.72 (0.07)

3.05 (0.04)

2.65 (0.07)

2.50 (0.04)

2.40 (0.06)

2.35 (0.05)

2.62 (0.06)

 

All others

3.47 (0.05)

2.91 (0.06)

3.22 (0.07)

2.59 (0.05)

2.06 (0.05)

2.61 (0.06)

3.35 (0.06)

3.47 (0.05)

 

Insurance

         

Insured

N/A

2.93 (0.04)

3.10 (0.04)

2.59 (0.05)

2.72 (0.04)

2.61 (0.05)

2.68 (0.05)

2.83 (0.05)

 

Non-insured

N/A

3.29 (0.09)

3.41 (0.09)

2.95 (0.10)

3.25 (0.09)

2.94 (0.09)

3.64 (0.11)

3.83 (0.12)

 
  1. Number of Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (mean DMFT and standard error) of Nevada adolescents by year of study and in relation to selected variables.
  2. Note. M = mean DMFT Score; SE = standard error