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Table 1 Proportion of Brazilian adults and mean of tooth loss according to individual and municipalities level variables. Brazil. 2010

From: Education and income-based inequality in tooth loss among Brazilian adults: does the place you live make a difference?

 

Sample size

Prop. 95% CIa

Tooth lossa

Mean (95% CI)

Individual level variables

Sex

  Male

3317

36.74

6.59(6.01, 7.16)

  Female

6316

63.26

7.81(7.17, 8.44)

Age

  35–40

5061

52.39

5.74(5.18, 6.30)

  40–45

4572

47.61

9.13(8.42, 9.84)

Household income (in the minimum wage)

  up to 1

1388

12.96

10.21(9.13, 11.30)

  1 to 2.9

4699

52.90

8.31(7.72, 8.91)

  3 to 4.9

1823

20.39

5.60(4.80, 6.41)

   > = 5 mw

1480

13.75

3.63(2.92, 4.34)

Education (in years of schooling)

  0 to 4

840

10.05

12.09(11.77, 13.41)

  5 to 8

2459

29.41

9.34(8.57, 10.11)

  9 to 11

3966

37.84

6.70(6.14, 7.27)

   > 12

2284

22.70

3.72(3.08, 4.35)

Self-reported skin color

  Black + yellow + blown + Ameridians

5558

50.24

7.93(7.35, 8.52)

  White

4075

49.76

6.77(6.14, 7.42)

Time since last dental visit

  Never used

672

7.32

10.13(8.28, 11.98)

   < 1 year

4488

46.69

6.40(5.81, 6.70)

  1 to 2 years

2409

25.14

7.39(6.72, 8.06)

   > 3 years

1882

20.85

8.39(7.56, 9.11)

Municipalities level variables

Human Development Index

  Low + Medium

69

23.72

9.52 (7.93, 11.13)

  High

88

76.28

6.95 (6.42, 7.49)

Coverage of oral health services

  Below of goal

78

60.82

6.96 (6.40,7.52)

  Above of goal

79

39.18

8.31(7.20,9.41)

Fluoridation of water supply

  No

52

17.44

9.44(8.48,10.42)

  Yes

105

82.56

7.06(6.52,7.59)

  1. 95% confidence intervals (CI) in brackets. aEstimates considered weighting and complex sampling design