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Table 7 Concentration index and decomposition analyses for the number of FTs

From: Greater inequalities in dental caries treatment than in caries experience: a concentration index decomposition approach

Concentration index

0.24***

100.0%

Projected concentration index

0.26

110.9%

Residual term

− 0.03

− 10.9%

Variable

Contributions

Percentage contribution

Concentration index

Elasticises

Gender

0.00

0.1%

0.00

0.17

Type of household

0.02

7.4%

− 0.06

− 0.31

Age

0.00

− 1.1%

0.01

− 0.42

Education overall

0.01

2.2%

–

–

 Low education level

Base

Base

–

–

 Medium education level

− 0.02

− 10.2%

− 0.08

0.31

 High education level

0.03

12.4%

0.29

0.10

Consumption of desserts

0.00

1.2%

0.13

0.02

Consumption of sugared beverages

− 0.01

− 2.4%

0.13

− 0.05

Last time dental attendance overall

0.23

96.8%

–

–

 Never visited dentist

Base

Base

–

–

 Visited dentist 1 year ago

0.06

24.9%

0.04

1.55

 Visited dentist 6–12 months ago

0.07

28.7%

0.14

0.48

 Visited dentist within last 6 months

0.10

43.2%

0.22

0.48

Toothpick use

0.02

9.4%

0.04

0.62

Flossing

0.01

3.5%

0.27

0.03

Reimbursement for dental treatment

0.00

− 0.8%

0.50

0.00

Urban employee basic medical insurance system

− 0.09

− 39.6%

0.40

− 0.23

Urban resident medical insurance system

0.00

− 0.5%

0.01

− 0.12

The new-type rural medical collaboration system

0.08

34.5%

− 0.20

− 0.42

Self-rated oral health overall

− 0.01

− 2.1%

–

–

 Self-rate oral health as low

Base

Base

–

–

 Self-rate oral health as medium

0.00

0.0%

0.07

0.00

 Self-rate oral health as high

− 0.01

− 2.1%

0.06

− 0.08

High scores of oral health knowledge

− 0.02

− 6.5%

0.30

− 0.05

High scores of oral health attitude

0.00

0.7%

0.01

0.24

Chronic disease

0.01

3.0%

0.07

0.11

Log household income

0.01

5.1%

0.45

0.03

  1. The significant for Concentration index was set at 0.05, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001