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Table 8 Depression 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? N (%)

Do you have bridges/dentures? N (%)

Unmet dental needs N (%)

Depression

Yes

No

pvalue

Yes

No

pvalue

Yes

No

pvalue

Bridgetown

N = 1474

 

N = 1445

 

N = 1508

No

1403 (98.3)

24 (1.7)

0.816

834 (60.4)

546 (39.6)

0.041

1358 (94.6)

81 (5.6)

0.571

Yes

46 (97.9)

1 (2.1)

 

31 (47.7)

34 (52.3)

 

64 (92.8)

5 (7.2)

 

Buenos Aires

N = 1027

 

N = 1013

 

N = 1043

No

916 (97.9)

20 (2.1)

0.159

673 (74.0)

236 (26.0)

0.833

903 (96.4)

34 (3.6)

0.352

Yes

91 (100)

0 (0.0)

 

76 (73.9)

28 (26.9)

 

104 (98.1)

2 (1.9)

 

São Paulo

N = 2143

 

N = 2129

 

N = 2143

No

1860 (99.4)

12 (0.6)

0.590

1503 (80.8)

356 (19.2)

0.495

1797 (96.0)

75 (4.0)

0.967

Yes

270 (99.6)

1 (0.4)

 

223 (82.6)

47 (17.4)

 

260 (95.9)

11 (4.1)

 

Santiago

N = 1299

 

N = 1281

 

N = 1301

No

1004 (99.1)

1 (0.1)

0.588

687 (69.5)

301 (30.5)

0.281

859 (85.3)

148 (14.7)

0.130

Yes

294 (100)

0 (0.0)

 

195(66.2)

99 (33.8)

 

261 (88.8)

33 (11.2)

 

Havana

N = 1905

 

N = 1877

 

N = 1905

No

1656 (98.6)

23 (1.4)

0.323

1185 (71.6)

471 (28.4)

0.256

1649 (98.2)

30 (1.8)

0.368

Yes

221 (97.8)

5 (2.2)

 

150 (67.9)

71 (32.1)

 

220 (97.3)

6 (2.7)

 

Mexico City

N = 1873

 

N = 1717

 

N = 1817

No

1377 (91.1)

135 (8.9)

0.003

784 (57.2)

587 (42.8)

0.000

1414 (93.3)

101 (6.7)

0.327

Yes

346 (95.8)

15 (4.2)

 

150 (43.4)

196 (56.6)

 

342 (94.7)

19 (5.3)

 

Montevideo

N = 1450

 

N = 1365

 

N = 1450

No

1229 (95.1)

64 (4.9)

0.445

949 (77.9)

269 (22.1)

0.112

1238 (95.7)

55 (4.3)

0.070

Yes

147 (93.6)

10 (6.4)

 

106 (72.1)

41 (27.9)

 

155 (98.7)

2 (1.3)