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Table 3 Demographic and oral health characteristics

From: Poor mental health days is associated with higher odds of poor oral health outcomes in the BRFSS 2020

 

Last Dental Visit

Tooth Loss

Category

Level

All

More than 1 Year ago or never

Up to 1 Year ago

Chi-square p-value

Lost 6 or more teeth (including all)

Lost less than 6 teeth (including none)

Chi-square p-value

  

n, %

n, %

n, %

 

n, %

n, %

 

All

All

379,073, 100%

123,077, 32%

255,996, 68%

NA

63,239, 17%

315,834, 83%

NA

Sex

Male

173,826, 46%

61,779, 50%

112,047, 44%

p < 0.0001

28,097, 44%

145,729, 46%

p < 0.0001

Female

205,247, 54%

61,298, 50%

143,949, 56%

35,142, 56%

170,105, 54%

Age group

Age 18 to 24

24,578, 6%

8,060, 7%

16,518, 6%

p < 0.0001

151, 0%

24,427, 8%

p < 0.0001

Age 25 to 34

42,699, 11%

17,079, 14%

25,620, 10%

1,368, 2%

41,331, 13%

Age 35 to 44

49,891, 13%

17,073, 14%

32,818, 13%

3,267, 5%

46,624, 15%

Age 45 to 54

58,789, 16%

18,773, 15%

40,016, 16%

6,506, 10%

52,283, 17%

Age 55 to 64

74,268, 20%

23,562, 19%

50,706, 20%

14,273, 23%

59,995, 19%

Age 65 or older

128,848, 34%

38,530, 31%

90,318, 35%

37,674, 60%

91,174, 29%

Hispanic status

Hispanic

34,168, 9%

14,326, 12%

19,842, 8%

p < 0.0001

3,598, 3%

30,570, 12%

p < 0.0001

Race

White only

300,065, 79%

91,686, 74%

208,379, 81%

p < 0.0001

49,651, 79%

250,414, 79%

p < 0.0001

Black or African American only

29,822, 8%

12,161, 10%

17,661, 7%

6,754, 11%

23,068, 7%

American Indian or Alaskan Native only

7,505, 2%

3,255, 3%

4,250, 2%

1,790, 3%

5,715, 2%

Asian only

9,820, 3%

3,055, 2%

6,765, 3%

641, 1%

9,179, 3%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only

2,209, 1%

854, 1%

1,355, 1%

251, 0%

1,958, 1%

Other race or multi-racial

20,056, 5%

8,301, 7%

11,755, 5%

2,917, 5%

17,139, 5%

Unknown

9,596, 3%

3,765, 3%

5,831, 2%

1,235, 2%

8,361, 3%

Marital status

Married or in unmarried couple

266,392, 70%

77,719, 63%

188,673, 74%

p < 0.0001

32,401, 51%

233,991, 74%

p < 0.0001

Divorced or widowed

88,027, 23%

34,643, 28%

53,384, 21%

27,133, 43%

60,894, 19%

Never married

7,419, 2%

3,647, 3%

3,772, 1%

1,925, 3%

5,494, 2%

Unknown

17,235, 5%

7,068, 6%

10,167, 4%

1,780, 3%

15,455, 5%

Highest level of education

Less than high school graduate

23,570, 6%

14,038, 11%

9,532, 4%

p < 0.0001

8,987, 14%

14,583, 5%

p < 0.0001

High school graduate

99,726, 26%

41,885, 34%

57,841, 23%

24,711, 39%

75,015, 24%

Some college or technical school

105,761, 28%

35,509, 29%

70,252, 27%

18,425, 29%

87,336, 28%

College graduate

150,016, 40%

31,645, 26%

118,371, 46%

11,116, 18%

138,900, 44%

Annual household income

 < $10 k

11,849, 3%

6,657, 5%

5,192, 2%

p < 0.0001

3,934, 6%

7,915, 3%

p < 0.0001

$10 k—< $15 k

12,642, 3%

7,276, 6%

5,366, 2%

5,084, 8%

7,558, 2%

$15 k—< $20 k

19,606, 5%

10,394, 8%

9,212, 4%

6,503, 10%

13,103, 4%

$20 k—< $25 k

26,043, 7%

12,396, 10%

13,647, 5%

7,515, 12%

18,528, 6%

$25 k—< $35 k

29,616, 8%

12,448, 10%

17,168, 7%

7,174, 11%

22,442, 7%

$35 k—< $50 k

41,914, 11%

14,566, 12%

27,348, 11%

7,524, 12%

34,390, 11%

$50 k—< $75 k

50,717, 13%

14,061, 11%

36,656, 14%

6,226, 10%

44,491, 14%

$75 k or more

115,967, 31%

21,955, 18%

94,012, 37%

6,919, 11%

109,048, 35%

Unknown

64,100, 17%

21,087, 17%

43,013, 17%

11,417, 18%

52,683, 17%

  1. Chi-square p-values considered statistically significant at α < 0.05. NA Not applicable