Table 2 Self-reported number of teeth by attributes of cohort members

Overall

3.3

2.4

3.6

17.2

Socio-demographic characteristics

Males

3.3

2.1

3.2

17.9

Females

3.3

2.6

4.0

15.2

Marital status

Married

3.6

2.0

3.5

16.5

Non married

3.0

2.5

3.8

20.0

Income (Baht/month)

<3,000

3.8

1.6

3.5

16.7

3,001-7,000

2.6

1.8

3.4

15.3

7,001-10,000

3.1

1.6

3.5

16.8

>10,000

3.5

2.0

3.3

15.3

Education (before enrollment at STOU)

Up to high school education

3.6

2.7

3.7

17.9

Post high school diploma/certificate

3.2

2.3

4.0

20.7

University degree

2.9

1.6

3.2

14.4

Household assets (Baht)

0-30,000

3.1

2.1

3.7

15.1

30,001-60,000

3.3

2.4

3.6

19.3

>60,000

3.6

2.5

3.5

19.6

Lifecourse urbanization

Lifetime rural residents

2.9

2.3

3.2

16.0

Rural-urban residents

4.8

2.2

2.9

14.3

Lifetime urban residents

4.4

2.7

5.0

19.7

Health behaviors

Smoking

Never smoker

3.0

2.4

3.5

14.6

Ex smoker

3.7

2.0

3.4

17.6

A regular smoker

4.1

2.1

4.6

27.7

Alcohol drinking

Not a regular alcohol drinker

3.2

2.4

3.6

16.5

A regular alcohol drinker

4.2

2.4

4.0

21.1

Soft drink consumption

Not consume soft drink daily

3.2

2.3

3.5

17.0

Consume soft drink daily

4.2

3.5

5.0

20.2

Personal history

Breastfed as a child

Reported breastfed as a child

3.1

2.3

3.4

16.9

Not breastfed as a child

4.1

3.2

5.0

17.0

Father's education

Father no formal education

4.5

2.5

4.2

21.3

Father primary education and above

3.2

2.4

3.6

16.4

Mother's education

Mother no formal education

4.5

2.3

4.6

18.0

Mother primary education and above

3.1

2.4

3.5

17.0