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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Early-life adversity and edentulism among Chinese older adults

 

N

%/mean (SD)

Edentulism, %

 

N

%/mean (SD)

Edentulism, %

Edentulism

16,868

15.9

 

Deprivation

15,049

1.2 (0.9)

 

Sociodemographic covariates

   

 Biological mother absent

15,049

7.2

23.6¶a

Sex

17,610

  

 1

6841

45.5

17.0¶b

 Female

9200

52.2

17.3¶b

 2

3430

22.8

19.3¶b

 Male

8410

47.8

14.4

 ≥ 3

1455

9.7

24.0¶b

Education

17,610

  

Marital status

17,610

  

 < Primary

7931

45.0

22.6¶b

 Married and lived with spouse

13,700

77.8

13.5

 Primary school

3597

20.4

13.6¶b

 Widowed

2475

14.1

31.3¶b

 Middle school

3894

22.1

8.8¶b

 Others

1435

8.1

11.5

 ≥ High school

2188

12.4

7.2

Hukou residence

17,610

  

Early life adversity (W1)

   

 Rural

10,008

56.8

19.1¶b

 Threat

15,323

0.9 (1.1)

 

 Urban

7602

43.2

10.1

  Unsafe community dwelling

15,323

8.5

21.7¶a

Current health conditions

   

  Peer bullying

15,323

13.0

16.2

 Hypertension

10,490

24.0

19.2¶a

  Female guardian physical abuse

15,323

23.7

18.8¶a

 Diabetes

10,490

5.9

16.7

  Male guardian physical abuse

15,323

16.2

20.1¶a

 Dyslipidemia

10,490

10.4

16.0

  Sibling beat

15,323

6.2

20.5¶a

 Pulmonary diseases

10,490

10.7

23.1¶a

  Parental conflict

15,323

21.2

17.3§a

 Heart diseases

10,490

12.0

20.51¶a

  0

7628

49.8

16.1

 Kidney diseases

10,490

6.7

21.9§a

  1

3945

25.7

16.7

 Disability

13,983

3.3

15.6

  2

2168

14.1

18.7§b

 Depressive symptoms

13,171

18.9

19.3¶a

  ≥ 3

1582

10.3

26.0¶b

 Alcohol drinking

17,610

26.0

12.2

    

 Current smoke

17,610

27.0

15.1

  1. aCompared with no adversity exposure group
  2. bCompared with the lowest group
  3. P < 0.05; §P < 0.01; ¶P < 0.01