Table 1 Distribution of adults (n = 9564) according to the mean number of tooth loss. SBBrasil Project, 2010
From: Contextual and individual determinants of tooth loss in adults: a multilevel study
Variables | n | % | Percentile | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 50 (median) | 75 | ||||
Intermediary determinants | ||||||
Socioeconomic position | ||||||
Declared skin color | ||||||
White | 4049 | 47.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | < 0.001** |
Yellow/Black/Brown/Indigenous | 5515 | 52.4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | |
Education levels (in years)a* | \( \overline{\boldsymbol{x}} \) (SD) = 8.64 (3.93) | < 0.001# | ||||
Family income (in US dollars)b | ||||||
> 2557 | 505 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | < 0.001† |
853–2556 | 2741 | 29.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | |
285–852 | 4687 | 53.4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | |
≤ 284 | 1404 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | |
Behavioral & biological factors | ||||||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 6287 | 62.3 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | < 0.001** |
Male | 3277 | 37.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | |
Age (in years) a | \( \overline{\boldsymbol{x}} \) (SD) = 39.39 (3.08) | < 0.001# | ||||
Perception of the need for treatmentb | ||||||
Yes | 7360 | 77.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | < 0.001** |
No | 1999 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | |
Tooth painb | ||||||
No | 7151 | 72.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | < 0.001** |
Yes | 2344 | 27.2 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | |
Health services | ||||||
Previous use of dental serviceb | ||||||
Yes | 8837 | 92.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 0.013** |
No | 672 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | |
Time since the last consultationb | ||||||
≤ 1 year | 4446 | 45.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | < 0.001† |
> 1 year | 4293 | 46.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | |
No previous use of dental service | 672 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | |
Reason for consultationb | ||||||
Review/prevention | 1910 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | < 0.001† |
Oral health problems | 6893 | 72.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | |
No previous use of dental service | 672 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | |
Type of dental serviceb | ||||||
Public | 5288 | 57.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | < 0.001† |
Not public | 3524 | 35.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | |
No previous use of dental service | 672 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | |
Satisfaction with dental servicesb | ||||||
Satisfied | 7373 | 78.4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | < 0.001† |
Dissatisfied | 1404 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | |
No previous use of dental service | 672 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | |