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Table 7 Pension and dentition for the SABE population

From: Oral health among the elderly in 7 Latin American and Caribbean cities, 1999-2000: a cross-sectional study

Row %

Are you missing any teeth?

Do you have bridges/dentures?

Unmet dental needs? N (%)

Pension?

Yes

No

pvalue

Yes

No

pvalue

Yes

No

pvalue

Bridgetown

n = 1454

 

N = 1397

 

N = 1457

Yes

995 (99.0)

10 (1.0)

0.003

581 (60.1)

385 (39.9)

0.884

944 (93.7)

63 (6.3)

0.229

No

435 (96.9)

14 (3.1)

 

261 (60.6)

170 (30.4)

 

429 (95.3)

21 (4.7)

 

Buenos Aires

N = 1014

 

N = 902

 

N = 1014

Yes

668 (98.2)

12 (1.8)

0.710

186 (75.3)

61 (24.7)

0.508

657 (96.5)

24 (3.5)

0.949

No

326 (97.9)

7 (2.1)

 

479 (73.1)

126 (26.9)

 

321 (96.4)

12 (3.6)

 

São Paulo

N = 2135

 

N = 2121

 

N = 2135

Yes

1689 (99.4)

10 (0.6)

0.812

1373 (81.3)

316 (18.7)

0.727

1631 (96.0)

68 (4.0)

0.905

No

433 (99.3)

3 (0.7)

 

348 (80.6)

84 (19.4)

 

418 (95.9)

18 (4.1)

 

Santiago

N = 1297

 

N = 1279

 

N = 1299

Yes

1284 (100)

0 (0.0)

0.000

868 (68.5)

399 (61.5)

0.085

1107 (86.1)

179 (13.9)

0.879

D/K

12 (92.3)

1 (7.7)

 

11 (91.7)

1 98.3)

 

11 (84.6)

2 (15.4)

 

Havana

N = 1448

 

N = 1427

 

N = 1444

Yes No

1427 (98.5)

21 (1.5)

*

1015 (71.1)

412 (28.9)

*

1421 (98.1)

27 (1.9)

*

Mexico City

N = 1852

 

N = 1696

 

N = 1854

Yes

406 (93.1)

30 (6.9)

0.286

252 (62.5)

151 (37.5)

0.000

408 (93.6)

28 (6.4)

0.955

No

1296 (91.5)

120 (8.5)

 

667 (51.6)

626 (48.4)

 

1328 (93.7)

90 (6.3)

 

Montevideo

N = 1445

 

N = 1361

 

N = 1445

Yes

1108 (95.4)

54 (4.6)

0.155

859 (78.1)

241 (21.9)

0.117

1122 (96.6)

40 (3.4)

0.143

No

264 (93.3)

19 (6.7)

 

192 (73.6)

69 (26.4)

 

268 (94.7)

15 (5.3)

 
  1. *Havana has 100% elderly persons receiving pension therefore no cell for a p value.