Table 1 Description of the oral health and social demographics characteristics of older people in Brazil
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Complete denture need | ||
No | 4,204 | 56.0 |
Yes | 3,299 | 44.0 |
Age | ||
65–69 years | 4,318 | 56.7 |
70–74 years | 3,301 | 43.3 |
Gender | ||
Male | 2,903 | 38.1 |
Female | 4,716 | 61.9 |
Race | ||
White | 3,577 | 48.2 |
Mixed | 3,849 | 51.8 |
Socioeconomic status | ||
Low | 5,406 | 71.5 |
High | 2,158 | 28.5 |
Region | ||
North | 1,758 | 23.1 |
Northeast | 2,294 | 30.1 |
Southeast | 1,287 | 16.9 |
Centerwest | 1,117 | 14.7 |
South | 1,163 | 15.3 |
Population size | ||
Up to 20,000 inhabitants | 491 | 6.4 |
20,001–100,000 inhabitants | 647 | 8.5 |
100,001–500,000 inhabitants | 1,846 | 24.2 |
More than 500,000 inhabitants | 4,635 | 60.8 |
Type of municipality | ||
Capital | 6,003 | 78.8 |
Non-capital | 1,616 | 21.2 |
HDI | ||
0.763 and over | 4,007 | 52.8 |
Up to 0.762 | 3,612 | 47.4 |