Variable | Dental erosion % (n) | Tooth wear % (n) | TMD > 0 % (n) |
---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (whole sample) | 30.0 (372) | 44.3 (401) | 11.8 (107) |
District | |||
 Monduli | 24.0 (115) | 42.8 (205) | 18.0 (86) |
 Longido | 36.8 (157)* | 45.9 (196) | 4.9 (21)* |
Sex | |||
 Male | 28.1 (112) | 46.0 (183) | 12.3 (49) |
 Female | 31.5 (160) | 42.9 (218) | 11.4 (58) |
Age group | |||
 12–14 | 30.4 (236) | 43.8 (340) | 11.2 (87) |
 15–17 | 28.3 (32) | 48.7 (55) | 17.7 (20)* |
Region of Birth | |||
 Arusha | 29.2 (251) | 44.7 (384) | 11.9 (102) |
 Others | 47.7 (21)* | 36.2 (17) | 10.6 (5) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Maasai | 26.8 (193) | 44.9 (324) | 11.2 (81) |
 Non-maasai | 43.8 (81)* | 50.3 (92) | 14.1 (26) |
Wealth index | |||
 1st quartile (poorest) | 29.7 (66) | 28.6 (113) | 12.2 (27) |
 2nd quartile (very poor) | 25.5 (55) | 23.0 (91) | 8.8 (19) |
 3rd quartile (less poor) | 20.8 (47) | 21.5 (85) | 13.3 (30) |
 4th quartile (least poor) | 42.9 (100)* | 26.8 (106)* | 12.9 (30) |
Mother’s education | |||
 Low (≤ primary school) | 28.8 (248) | 44.5 (383) | 10.8 (93) |
 High (≥ secondary school) | 53.3 (24)* | 40.0 (18) | 31.1 (14)* |
Father’s education | |||
 Low (≤ primary school) | 29.4 (245) | 44.2 (369) | 11.6 (97) |
 High (≥ secondary school) | 37.5 (27) | 44.4 (32) | 13.9 (10) |