Table 1 Sample distribution and toothache prevalence according the independent variables (confidence intervals – 95% CI).
From: Toothache and associated factors in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional population-based study
Variables | Sample Distribution | Toothache | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Prevalence % | 95 CI % ** | |
Sex (n = 1,805) | ||||
Male | 728 | 40.4 | 13.0 | (10.5;15.6) |
Female | 1,077 | 59.6 | 21.4 | (18.9;24.0) |
Age group – years (n = 1,802) | ||||
20 – 29 | 611 | 34.0 | 22.1 | (18.0;26.2) |
30 – 39 | 433 | 24.0 | 19.9 | (16.4;23.3) |
40 – 49 | 458 | 25.4 | 13.5 | (10.2;16.9) |
50 – 59 | 300 | 16.6 | 14.3 | (9.3;19.3) |
Skin colour (n = 1,800) | ||||
White | 1,117 | 62.0 | 15.9 | (13.1;18.7) |
Lighter-skinned blacks | 515 | 28.6 | 20.4 | (16.2;24.6) |
Dark skinned blacks | 112 | 6.2 | 25.0 | (19.4;30.6) |
Yellow | 34 | 2.0 | 23.5 | (9.2;37.8) |
Amerindian | 22 | 1.2 | 27.3 | (6.9;47.6) |
Per capita income-BMW a (n = 1,770) | ||||
1.59 – 19.74 | 440 | 24.8 | 11.1 | (7.7;14.6) |
0.89 – 1.58 | 468 | 26.4 | 16.7 | (12.3;21.0) |
0.60 – 0.88 | 439 | 24.8 | 17.8 | (14.4;21.1) |
0.02 – 0.50 | 423 | 24.0 | 27.4 | (24.0;30.8) |
Educational attainment-years (n = 1,786) | ||||
≥ 12 | 445 | 24.8 | 12.8 | (8.9;16.7) |
9 – 11 | 587 | 32.9 | 17.7 | (14.3;21.1) |
5 – 8 | 501 | 28.1 | 20.1 | (16.3;24.0) |
≤ 4 | 253 | 14.2 | 22.9 | (16.2;29.6) |
CAGE score (n = 1,805) | ||||
0 | 1,582 | 87.6 | 17.6 | (15.6;19.6) |
≥ 1 | 223 | 12.4 | 21.1 | (15.2;26.9) |
Smoking status (n = 1,802) | ||||
Never smoked | 1,018 | 56.5 | 14.5 | (12.4;16.6) |
Ex-smoked | 281 | 15.5 | 18.5 | (14.2;22.8) |
Current smoker | 503 | 28.0 | 24.8 | (20.9;28.8) |
Consumption of cigarettes- Package year (n = 1,805) | ||||
Never smoked | 1,305 | 72.3 | 15.4 | (13.3;17.5) |
<10 | 100 | 5.5 | 30.0 | (20.0;40.0) |
≥ 10 | 400 | 22.2 | 23.7 | (19.4;28.1) |
Number of natural teeth (n = 1,762) | ||||
≥ 20 | 1,243 | 70.4 | 18.4 | (15.9;21.0) |
10–19 | 354 | 19.9 | 16.4 | (12.8;20.0) |
<10 | 165 | 9.7 | 20.3 | (14.0;26.0) |
Type of dental service in the last attendance (n = 1,759) | ||||
Private | 1,085 | 61.0 | 14.9 | (12.4;17.5) |
SUS – public | 453 | 27.0 | 28.7 | (24.0;33.4) |
Others | 221 | 12.0 | 12.7 | (7.7;17.6) |
Use of dental service in the last year (n = 1,786) | ||||
Yes | 697 | 39.0 | 12.3 | (10.3;14.4) |
No | 1089 | 60.1 | 21.9 | (18.9;25.0) |
Total (n = 1,805) | 1,805 | 100.0 | 18.0 | (16.0;20.1) |