Table 3 Days lost from work or school as a result of last oral pain episode by socio-economic position
Mean number of days lost | Standard error | 95 % Confidence interval | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual SEP | Low (n = 191) | 2.79 | 1.15 | 0.53–5.04 | 0.563 |
Middle (n = 167) | 1.52 | 0.62 | 0.31–2.73 | ||
High (n = 158) | 1.51 | 0.37 | 0.79–2.23 | ||
Area SEP | Low (n = 185) | 1.63 | 0.69 | 0.28–2.97 | 0.037 |
Middle (n = 209) | 3.41 | 1.21 | 1.02–5.80 | ||
High (n = 122) | 0.64 | 0.20 | 0.24–1.04 | ||
South Africa | National (n = 516) | 2.04 | 0.53 | 1.00–3.09 | |