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Table 3 Crude Count Ratio (95% confidence intervals in brackets) of tooth loss according to multilevel models among 34–44 year-olds in Brazil, 2010

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

 

Crude Count Ratio (95% CI)

Individual level variables

Sex

  Male

1

  Female

1.18 (1.16,1.20)

Age group

  35–39 years old

1

  40–45 years old

1.59 (1.56,1.61)

Household income (in minimum wage)

  up to 1

1

  1 to 2.9

0.88 (0.86,0.89)

  3 to 4.9

0.68 (0.66,0.70)

   > = 5 mw

0.46 (0.45,0.47)

Education (in years of study)

  0 to 4

1.00

  5 to 8

0.89 (0.87,0.92)

  9 to 11

0.65 (0.64,0.67)

   > 12

0.41 (0.40,0.42)

Self-reported skin color

  White

1

  Black + yellow+ brown + Ameridians

1.16 (1.15,1.18)

Time since last dental visit

  Never used

1

   < 1 year

0.75 (0.73,0.77)

  1 to 2 years

0.86 (0.83,0.89)

   > 3 years

1.01 (0.98,1.05)

Municipalities level variables

Municipal Human Development Index

  Low + Medium

 

  High

0.71 (0.62,0.81)

Fluoridation of water supply

  No

1

  Yes

0.77 (0.66,0.89)

Coverage of public oral health services

  Below of goal

1

  Above of goal

1.18 (1.03,1.36)