Table 4 Condition transition for untreated caries over the two-year follow-up in Gangneung adolescent at 2013 (N = 1073)
From: Inequalities in oral health among adolescents in Gangneung, South Korea
| Â | Caries status change (from 2011 to 2013) | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No → Noa | Yes → Nob | No → Yesc | Yes → Yesd | ||
Total | 834 (77.7) | 86 (8.1) | 61 (5.7) | 92 (8.6) | Â |
Gender | |||||
 Girls | 397 (78.3) | 48 (9.5) | 25 (4.9) | 37 (7.3) |  |
 Boys | 437 (77.2) | 38 (6.7) | 36 (6.4) | 55 (9.7) |  |
School type | *** | ||||
 General | 585 (82.5) | 54 (7.6) | 37 (5.2) | 33 (4.7) |  |
 Vocational | 249 (68.4) | 32 (8.8) | 24 (6.6) | 59 (16.2) |  |
Father’s education | *** | ||||
 College or above | 361 (84.5) | 33 (7.7) | 23 (5.4) | 10 (2.3) |  |
 High school or below | 432 (74.9) | 47 (8.2) | 34 (5.9) | 64 (11.1) |  |
Mother’s education | |||||
 College or above | 244 (81.1) | 26 (8.6) | 18 (6.0) | 13 (4.3) |  |
 High school or below | 545 (77.8) | 55 (7.9) | 38 (5.4) | 63 (9.0) |  |
Perceived economic status | ** | ||||
 High | 621 (78.8) | 68 (8.6) | 47 (6.0) | 52 (6.6) |  |
 Low | 209 (74.4) | 18 (6.4) | 14 (5.0) | 40 (14.2) |  |
FAS | *** | ||||
 High | 732 (79.2) | 77 (8.3) | 52 (5.6) | 63 (6.8) |  |
 Low | 100 (68.5) | 8 (5.5) | 9 (6.6) | 29 (19.9) |  |
Frequency of tooth-brushing | |||||
 ≥2 | 764 (77.9) | 80 (8.2) | 53 (5.4) | 84 (8.6) |  |
 < 2 | 70 (76.1) | 6 (6.5) | 8 (8.7) | 8 (8.7) |  |
Frequency of eating snacks | |||||
 < 1 | 699 (79.1) | 67 (7.6) | 47 (5.3) | 71 (8.0) |  |
 ≥1 | 131 (70.8) | 19 (10.3) | 14 (7.6) | 21 (11.4) |  |
Frequency of drinking soda | ** | ||||
 < 1 | 777 (79.0) | 72 (7.3) | 53 (5.4) | 81 (8.2) |  |
 ≥1 | 57 (63.3) | 14 (15.6) | 8 (8.9) | 11 (12.2) |  |
Smoking experience | *** | ||||
 No | 611 (80.8) | 54 (7.1) | 42 (5.6) | 49 (6.5) |  |
 Yes | 223 (70.4) | 32 (10.1) | 19 (6.0) | 43 (13.6) |  |
Annual visits to dental clinic | ** | ||||
 Yes | 410 (79.5) | 51 (9.9) | 18 (3.5) | 37 (7.2) |  |
 No | 424 (76.1) | 35 (6.3) | 43 (7.7) | 55 (9.9) |  |