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Table 3 The percent (%) prevalence, mean and standard errors (SE) for dental caries experience by demographic, dysplasia, and tooth loss status for study participants: Linzhou, People's Republic of China, 2002.

From: Using NHANES oral health examination protocols as part of an esophageal cancer screening study conducted in a high-risk region of China

Characteristic

Sound Teeth

mean (SE)

DMFT Score

mean (SE)

DFT Score

mean (SE)

DMFS Score

mean (SE)

DFS Score

mean (SE)

DS/DFS

(%) (SE)

Root Caries

(%) (SE)

Age

       

   56–67 years old

17.2 (0.5)*

9.8 (0.5)*

2.9 (0.3)*

42.8 (2.3)*

10.3 (1.0)*

94.9 (1.5)

49.2 (3.4)

   40–55 years oldR

20.3 (0.3)

7.0 (0.4)

2.3 (0.1)

30.2 (1.4)

7.8 (0.5)

92.7 (1.4)

47.1 (2.6)

Gender

       

   Women

18.6 (0.4)*

8.6 (0.4)*

2.8 (0.2)*

37.0 (1.7)*

9.7 (0.7)*

94.1 (1.2)

50.5 (2.7)

   MenR

19.9 (0.4)

7.2 (0.4)

2.1 (0.2)

32.0 (1.8)

7.5 (0.7)

92.7 (1.8)

44.8 (3.0)

Village

       

   Jingwan

17.6 (0.7)*

9.4 (0.7)*

2.5 (0.3)

41.7 (3.0)*

8.9 (1.1)

91.8 (2.7)

40.3 (4.5)

   Xifeng

19.1 (0.4)

8.0 (0.4)

2.5 (0.2)

34.5 (1.8)

8.5 (0.7)

96.0 (1.1)*

54.9 (3.0)*

   Fentou R

20.2 (0.5)

7.1 (0.4)

2.5 (0.2)

30.9 (2.0)

8.7 (0.9)

91.1 (2.2)

42.9 (3.4)

Education

       

   Did not complete Primary

18.0 (0.5)*

9.1 (0.5)*

2.8 (0.2)*

39.8 (2.1)*

10.0 (0.8)*

93.5 (1.6)

54.5 (3.2)*

   Completed Primary SchoolR

20.0 (0.4)

7.2 (0.4)

2.3 (0.2)

31.3 (1.5)

7.9 (0.6)

93.7 (1.6)

43.4 (2.6)

Smoking

       

   Has smoked cigarettes

19.5 (0.6)

7.4 (0.5)

2.0 (0.2)*

32.6 (2.4)

7.0 (0.8)*

91.0 (2.5)

44.7 (3.9)

   Never smoked cigarettesR

19.0 (0.3)

8.2 (0.3)

2.7 (0.2)

35.5 (1.5)

9.3 (0.6)

94.4 (1.1)

49.1 (2.4)

Family history of any cancer

       

   Yes

19.1 (0.4)

8.0 (0.4)

2.3 (0.2)

34.6 (1.9)

7.6 (0.6)*

92.4 (1.6)

41.2 (3.0)*

   NoR

19.2 (0.4)

8.0 (0.4)

2.7 (0.2)

34.8 (1.7)

9.6 (0.7)

94.5 (1.3)

53.4 (2.8)

Had any dysplasia

       

   Yes

18.5 (0.5)

8.7 (0.5)*

2.3 (0.2)

37.8 (2.3)

9.2 (0.7)

93.2 (1.9)

50.0 (3.6)

   NoR

19.5 (0.4)

7.7 (0.3)

2.6 (0.2)

33.3 (1.5)

7.9 (0.7)

93.8 (1.2)

47.0 (2.5)

Missing teeth category

       

   (Q1) 12–31 teeth

9.1 (0.4)*

17.4 (0.5)*

1.9 (0.2)

78.5 (2.2)*

6.2 (0.8)

89.8 (3.1)

44.3 (3.8)

   (Q2) 7–11 teeth

17.4 (0.3)*

9.5 (0.3)*

3.6 (0.3)*

41.2 (1.4)*

12.8 (1.1)*

93.6 (1.8)

56.7 (3.8)*

   (Q3) 4–6 teeth

22.5 (0.3)*

5.0 (0.3)*

2.6 (0.2)*

20.4 (1.2)*

9.1 (0.9)*

95.6 (1.7)

48.3 (4.1)

   (Q4) 0–3 teethR

25.3 (0.2)

2.4 (0.2)

1.8 (0.2)

9.0 (0.9)

6.2 (0.8)

94.1 (2.1)

44.3 (3.8)

Total

19.2 (0.3)

8.0 (0.3)

2.5 (0.1)

34.7 (1.2)

8.7 (0.5)

93.6 (1.0)

47.9 (2.0)

  1. Data Source: CSS2
  2. N = 579
  3. Notes:
  4. (R): Reference category
  5. (*): p < 0.05 compared to the Reference Category.
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