Table 1 The demographic distribution of variables by dental status (n = 79,563)
From: Individual- and community-level social gradients of edentulousness
Categorical variables | Dentulousness n (%) | Edentulousness n (%) | p-value | |
Sex | Male | 34,083 (86.2) | 5,467 (13.8) | 0.798†|
Female | 34,507 (86.2) | 5,506 (13.8) | ||
Age | 65-69 ys | 23,239 (94.6) | 1,327 (5.4) | p < 0.001†|
70-74 ys | 21,560 (90.3) | 2,314 (9.7) | ||
75-79 ys | 14,212 (83.2) | 2,877 (16.8) | ||
80-84 ys | 6,899 (72.8) | 2.573 (27.2) | ||
>84 ys | 2,680 (58.7) | 1,882 (41.3) | ||
Marital status | Married | 52,769 (88.1) | 7,115 (11.9) | p < 0.001†|
Widowed | 12,185 (78.6) | 3,311 (21.4) | ||
Divorced | 2,007 (86.7) | 307 (13.3) | ||
Never married | 1,316 (88.4) | 173 (11.6) | ||
Other | 313 (82.4) | 67 (17.6) | ||
Educational attainment | <6 ys | 1,120 (61.70 | 694 (38.3) | p < 0.001†|
| Â | 6-9 ys | 27,979 (82.7) | 5,853 (17.3) | |
| Â | 10-12 ys | 25,428 (89.4) | 3,023 (10.6) | |
| Â | >12 ys | 13,650 (91.3) | 1,299 (8.7) | |
| Â | Other | 413 (79.9) | 104 (20.1) | |
Continuous variables | Â | Mean (SE) | Â | |
Density of dental clinics (per 10 thousand population) |  | 4.45 (±0.837) | 4.31 (±0.699) | p < 0.001‡ |
Individual income (10 thousand US dollars*) |  | 2.39 (±1.553) | 1.95 (±1.467) | p < 0.001‡ |
Community income (10 thousand dollars*) |  | 3.18 (±0.297) | 3.09 (±0.285) | p < 0.001‡ |