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Table 3 Weighted estimates for calculus prevalence and extent in 12-year-old Puerto Ricans by regiona, 2011

From: Prevalence of gingivitis and calculus in 12-year-old Puerto Ricans: a cross-sectional study

     

Total Calculus

Supragingival Calculus

Subgingival Calculusc

Region

N

% N

Wtb N

Wt N%

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

North

165

10.40

297

18.73

45.42

(32.59–58.25)

36.09

(25.43–46.75)

18.36

(7.97–28.75)

East

129

8.13

69

4.35

61.56

(45.78–77.33)

55.82

(41.76–69.87)

15.02

(5.02–25.03)

Metropolitan

363

22.89

581

36.63

69.41

(60.31–78.51)

66.96

(58.08–75.84)

20.30

(11.85–28.73)

San Juan

163

10.28

164

10.34

75.79

(62.80–88.78)

73.84

(61.33–86.34)

27.04

(15.34–38.74)

Central

222

14.00

243

15.32

53.78

(44.31–63.25)

49.45

(41.01–57.89)

15.84

(10.79–20.89)

Southeast

143

9.02

67

4.22

64.67

(54.73–74.61)

60.79

(49.82–71.76)

16.15

(9.63–22.68)

Ponce

68

4.29

29

1.83

43.04

(31.73–54.35)

41.31

(31.28–51.33)

8.29

(0.00–17.06)

Southwest

82

5.17

13

0.82

74.39

(64.70–84.08)

63.05

(53.04–73.06)

27.18

(16.17–38.19)

West

78

4.92

47

2.96

64.35

(49.19–79.50)

57.96

(42.81–73.10)

25.50

(11.41–39.60)

Northwest

77

4.85

46

2.90

51.55

(26.80–76.30)

42.93

(14.37–71.49)

24.87

(10.65–39.08)

Northeast

96

6.05

30

1.89

72.40

(59.79–85.01)

71.43

(59.59–83.29)

26.22

(15.01–37.43)

Total PR

1,586

100

1,586

100

61.59

(56.61–66.57)

57.09

(52.03–62.15)

19.78

(16.01–23.55)

  1. aPuerto Rico government health insurance regions, as in 1997
  2. bweighted
  3. calone or accompanied by supragingival calculus