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Table 2 Proportion of participants and levels of self-report error by tooth count difference in study sample 1 (n = 586)

From: The validity of self-reported number of teeth and edentulousness among Norwegian older adults, the HUNT Study

Tooth count difference

Overestimation, n (%)

Underestimation, n (%)

Total self-report error, n (%)

0

205 (35.0)

1

83 (14.2)

55 (9.4)

138 (23.5)

2

43 (7.3)

36 (6.1)

79 (13.5)

3

33 (5.6)

23 (3.9)

56 (9.6)

4

21 (3.6)

23 (3.9)

44 (7.5)

5

8 (1.4)

9 (1.5)

17 (2.9)

 ≥ 6

14 (2.4)

33 (5.6)

47 (8.0)

Total

202 (34.5)

179 (30.6)

586