Table 1 The perveance of main variables among edentulism and non- edentulism
From: Association of childhood socioeconomic status with edentulism among Chinese in mid-late adulthood
Variables | Edentulism | N (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
YES (%) | NO (%) | |||
Age | ||||
 45–59 | 137 (1.9) | 7124 (98.1) | 7261 (41.8) | <0.001 |
 60–69 | 331 (5.6) | 5545 (94.4) | 5876 (33.2) | |
 70–79 | 304 (9.3) | 2973 (90.7) | 3277 (18.5) | |
 >80 | 202 (15.6) | 1097 (84.4) | 1299 (7.3) | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 459 (5.4) | 8039 (94.6) | 8498 (48.0) | 0.598 |
 Female | 515 (5.6) | 8700 (94.4) | 9215 (52.0) | |
Relationship with mother | ||||
 Excellent | 308 (5.4) | 5421 (94.6) | 5729 (33.8) | 0.015 |
 Very good | 259 (4.8) | 5133 (95.2) | 5392 (31.8) | |
 Good | 165 (5.7) | 2730 (94.3) | 2895 (17.1) | |
 Fair | 151 (5.4) | 2620 (94.6) | 2771 (16.4) | |
 Poor | 16 (10.7) | 134 (89.3) | 150 (0.9) | |
Relationship with father | ||||
 Excellent | 258 (5.2) | 4660 (94.8) | 4918 (29.9) | 0.215 |
 Very good | 249 (4.7) | 5038 (95.3) | 5287 (32.1) | |
 Good | 170 (5.7) | 2810 (94.3) | 2980 (18.1) | |
 Fair | 168 (5.4) | 2920 (94.6) | 3088 (18.7) | |
 Poor | 14 (7.0) | 186 (93.0) | 200 (1.2) | |
Mother’s love and affection | ||||
 Often | 550 (5.4) | 9687 (94.6) | 10,237 (61.0) | 0.474 |
 Sometimes | 141 (4.7) | 2843 (95.3) | 2984 (17.8) | |
 Rarely | 109 (5.5) | 1880 (94.5) | 1989 (11.9) | |
 Never | 87 (5.6) | 1472 (94.4) | 1559 (9.3) | |
Mother’s effort to care | ||||
 A lot | 502 (5.3) | 8896 (94.7) | 9398 (55.9) | 0.899 |
 Some | 187 (5.2) | 3378 (94.8) | 3565 (21.2) | |
 A little | 140 (5.1) | 2592 (94.9) | 2732 (16.3) | |
 Not at all | 63 (5.7) | 1040 (94.3) | 1103 (6.6) | |
Neighbor’s help | ||||
 Willing to | 419 (5.1) | 7815 (94.9) | 8234 (47.8) | <0.001 |
 Not Willing to | 357 (5.1) | 6654 (94.9) | 7011 (40.7) | |
 Not very willing to | 96 (7.5) | 1184 (92.5) | 1280 (7.4) | |
 Not willing to at all | 57 (7.9) | 661 (92.1) | 718 (4.2) | |
Neighborhood relation | ||||
 Very Close-knit | 373 (4.8) | 7364 (95.2) | 7737 (44.6) | 0.001 |
 Somewhat Close-knit | 502 (5.7) | 8328 (94.3) | 8830 (50.9) | |
 Not Very Close-knit | 43 (7.2) | 557 (92.8) | 600 (3.5) | |
 Not close-knit at all | 19 (10.4) | 163 (89.6) | 182 (1.0) | |
Primary residence | ||||
 Village | 834 (6.1) | 12,923 (93.9) | 13,757 (91.1) | 0.005 |
 City/town | 56 (4.2) | 1284 (95.8) | 1340 (8.9) | |
Mother’s occupation | ||||
 Farming | 808 (5.5) | 13,864 (94.5) | 14,672 (93.2) | 0.003 |
 Non-agriculture | 37 (3.5) | 1027 (96.5) | 1064 (6.8) | |
Father’s education | ||||
 No formal education (illiterate) | 590 (6.5) | 8521 (93.5) | 9111 (55.8) | <0.001 |
 Elementary school | 245 (4.3) | 5439 (95.7) | 5684 (34.8) | |
 Middle school | 32 (3.6) | 853 (96.4) | 885 (5.4) | |
 High school and above | 23 (3.6) | 613 (96.4) | 636 (3.9) | |
Mother’s education | ||||
 No formal education (illiterate) | 867 (6.0) | 13,683 (94.0) | 14,550 (86.0) | <0.001 |
 Elementary school | 49 (5.3) | 1926 (97.5) | 1975 (11.7) | |
 Middle school | 4 (1.6) | 247 (98.4) | 251 (1.5) | |
 High school and above | 3 (2.1) | 141 (97.9) | 144 (0.9) | |
No enough food | ||||
 Yes | 702 (5.9) | 11,120 (94.1) | 11,822 (67.3) | <0.001 |
 No | 262 (4.6) | 5483 (95.4) | 5745 (32.7) | |
Family’s financial situation | ||||
 A lot better off than them | 14 (6.9) | 188 (93.1) | 202 (1.1) | 0.168 |
 Same as them | 72 (4.8) | 1419 (95.2) | 1491 (8.5) | |
 Somewhat worse off than them | 480 (5.3) | 8504 (94.7) | 8984 (51.0) | |
 somewhat worse off than them | 146 (5.3) | 2628 (94.7) | 2774 (15.8) | |
 a lot worse off than them | 248 (6.0) | 3910 (94.0) | 4158 (23.6) | |
Parents quarrel | ||||
 Often | 45 (5.2) | 826 (94.8) | 871 (5.5) | <0.001 |
 Sometimes | 116 (4.1) | 2717 (95.9) | 2833 (17.9) | |
 Not very often | 226 (4.4) | 4855 (95.6) | 5081 (32.0) | |
 Never | 430 (6.1) | 6652 (93.9) | 7082 (44.6) | |
Parents fight | ||||
 Often | 20 (6.9) | 268 (93.1) | 288(1.8) | 0.022 |
 Sometimes | 38 (3.6) | 1018 (96.4) | 1056 (6.7) | |
 Not very often | 92 (4.5) | 1939 (95.5) | 2031 (12.9) | |
 Never | 657 (5.3) | 11,171 (94.7) | 12,428 (78.6) | |
Father’s work status | ||||
 All of Childhood | 861 (5.3) | 15,433 (94.7) | 16,294 (96.5) | 0.378 |
 Part of Childhood | 27 (6.1) | 415 (93.9) | 442 (2.6) | |
 None of Childhood | 9 (6.3) | 135 (93.8) | 144 (0.9) | |
Mother’s work status | ||||
 All of Childhood | 788 (5.3) | 13,967 (94.7) | 14,755 (85.6) | 0.455 |
 Part of Childhood | 54 (6.2) | 820 (93.8) | 874 (5.1) | |
 None of Childhood | 90 (5.6) | 1512 (94.4) | 1602 (9.3) | |
Father’s health related behaviors (Drinking) | ||||
 Yes | 74 (6.1) | 1136 (93.9) | 1210 (6.8) | 0.328 |
 No | 900 (5.5) | 15,603 (94.5) | 16,503 (93.2) | |
Father’s health related behaviors (Smoking) | ||||
 Yes | 408 (4.7) | 8191 (95.3) | 8599 (48.5) | <0.001 |
 No | 566 (6.2) | 8548 (93.8) | 9114 (51.5) | |
Parents divorced in childhood | ||||
 Yes | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100.0) | 12 (0.1) | 0.246 |
 No | 952 (5.5) | 16,493 (94.5) | 17,445 (99.9) | |
Medical convenience | ||||
 Yes | 607 (4.7) | 12,379 (95.3) | 12,986 (91.0) | <0.001 |
 No | 92 (7.1) | 1197 (92.9) | 1289 (9.0) | |
Vaccination in childhood | ||||
 Yes | 551 (4.5) | 11,755 (95.5) | 12,306 (86.6) | <0.001 |
 No | 143 (7.5) | 1762 (92.5) | 1905 (13.4) | |
Father’s occupation | ||||
 Farming | 617 (5.5) | 10,624 (94.5) | 11,241 (82.2) | 0.015 |
 Non-agriculture | 105 (4.3) | 2334 (95.7) | 2439 (17.8) | |
Adult SES (education attainments) | ||||
 No formal education (illiterate) | 312 (8.1) | 3553 (91.9) | 3865 (25.6) | <0.001 |
 Elementary school | 368 (5.8) | 5959 (94.2) | 6327 (41.9) | |
 Middle school | 125 (3.9) | 3056 (96.1) | 3181 (21.1) | |
 High school and above | 44 (2.5) | 1687 (97.5) | 1731 (11.5) | |