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Table 3 Prevalence of untreated caries and mean number of epidemiological indices of dental caries by age group

From: Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors of detention center inmates in South Korea compared with Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) respondents: a retrospective study

Age group (years)

Prevalence (rate) of untreated caries

DMFT

DT

MT

FT

Inmates

n (%)

KNHANES

n (%)

Inmates

Mean (SD)

KNHANES

Mean (SD)

Inmates

Mean (SD)

KNHANES

Mean (SD)

Inmates

Mean (SD)

KNHANES

Mean (SD)

Inmates

Mean (SD)

KNHANES

Mean (SD)

14–19

5 (41.7%)

196 (21.8%)

3.9 (4.5)

3.7 (4.1)

1.1 (1.8)

0.6 (1.4)

0 (0)

0.3 (1.7)

2.8 (3.7)

2.8 (3.5)

20–29

101 (70.1%)

451 (31.5%)

7.6 (4.9)

6.2 (4.5)

2.3 (3.0)

0.8 (1.5)

1.2 (2.0)

0.6 (1.7)

4.0 (3.8)

4.9 (4.1)

30–39

103 (74.1%)

664 (31.6%)

9.5 (5.0)

7.4 (4.6)

2.3 (2.6)

0.8 (1.6)

2.8 (2.4)

1.0 (2.4)

4.4 (3.9)

5.6 (4.2)

40–49

79 (58.1%)

621 (25.7%)

10.2 (6.0)

6.7 (4.9)

1.6 (2.5)

0.6 (1.3)

4.8 (4.0)

1.3 (2.7)

3.8 (4.2)

4.8 (4.1)

50–59

79 (60.8%)

591 (23.7%)

11.0 (6.1)

6.9 (5.0)

2.3 (3.7)

0.5 (1.3)

5.7 (4.1)

2.0 (3.4)

3.0 (3.6)

4.3 (3.9)

60–69

36 (54.5%)

508 (22.5%)

12.1 (6.6)

7.9 (5.8)

1.9 (3.5)

0.5 (1.3)

7.5 (5.4)

3.4 (5.1)

2.8 (3.2)

4.0 (3.8)

70–79

5 (38.5%)

416 (23.8%)

13.4 (5.1)

9.9 (6.9)

1.0 (1.6)

0.6 (1.5)

8.7 (5.2)

5.5 (6.9)

3.7 (3.6)

3.8 (4.0)

Total

408 (63.8%)

3447 (25.8%)

9.8 (5.9)

7.2 (5.4)

2.1 (3.0)

0.6 (1.4)

3.7 (3.8)

2.2 (4.3)

4.0 (4.1)

4.4 (4.0)

  1. DMFT decayed, missing or filled teeth, DT decayed teeth, MT missing teeth, FT filled teeth, SD standard deviation, KNHANES Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey