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Table 1 Sample characteristics stratified by the presence of all natural teeth

From: Oral health and quality of life: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Variables

Presence of all natural teeth

Absence of all natural teeth

Total

N = 13,723

N = 45,335

N = 59,058

Quality of life (CASP-12): mean (SD)

39.6 (5.6)

37.5 (6.3)

38.0 (6.2)

Age in years: mean (SD)

62.8 (8.5)

68.0 (9.9)

66.8 (9.8)

Gender: n (%)

   

 Male

5791 (22.0%)

20,499 (78.0%)

26,290 (100.0%)

 Female

7932 (24.2%)

24,836 (75.8%)

32,768 (100.0%)

Marital status: n (%)

   

 Married, living separated from spouse; never married; divorced; widowed

3290 (18.9%)

14,123 (81.1%)

17,413 (100.0%)

 Married and living together with spouse; registered partnership

10,433 (25.1%)

31,212 (74.9%)

41,645 (100.0%)

Household net income (per year) in Euro: mean (SD)

41,500 (37.300)

32,200 (76.700)

34,400 (69.700)

Educational level: n (%)

   

 Low educational level

3850 (16.8%)

19,122 (83.2%)

22,972 (100.0%)

 Medium educational level

5394 (24.2%)

16,911 (75.8%)

22,305 (100.0%)

 High educational level

4479 (32.5%)

9302 (67.5%)

13,781 (100.0%)

Currently smoking: n (%)

   

 Yes

2038 (19.5%)

8402 (80.5%)

10,440 (100.0%)

 No

11,685 (24.0%)

36,933 (76.0%)

48,618 (100.0%)

Functional impairment: mean (SD)

0.0 (0.2)

0.1 (0.4)

0.1 (0.3)

Self-rated health: mean (SD)

2.7 (1.1)

3.2 (1.1)

3.1 (1.1)

Depressive symptoms: mean (SD)

1.9 (2.0)

2.5 (2.3)

2.4 (2.2)

Chronic conditions: mean (SD)

0.8 (1.1)

1.3 (1.3)

1.2 (1.2)

Country

   

 Austria

657 (17.0%)

3219 (83.0%)

3876 (100.0%)

 Germany

997 (18.8%)

4302 (81.2%)

5299 (100.0%)

 Sweden

1994 (48.2%)

2141 (51.8%)

4135 (100.0%)

 Netherlands

1088 (28.8%)

2692 (71.2%)

3780 (100.0%)

 Spain

1092 (19.0%)

4669 (81.0%)

5761 (100.0%)

 Italy

1085 (24.9%)

3281 (75.1%)

4366 (100.0%)

 France

663 (16.1%)

3464 (83.9%)

4127 (100.0%)

 Denmark

1643 (42.8%)

2201 (57.2%)

3844 (100.0%)

 Switzerland

1143 (40.3%)

1693 (59.7%)

2836 (100.0%)

 Belgium

860 (16.7%)

4277 (83.3%)

5137 (100.0%)

 Israel

535 (31.8%)

1149 (68.2%)

1684 (100.0%)

 Czech Republic

1039 (21.3%)

3830 (78.7%)

4869 (100.0%)

 Luxembourg

301 (20.3%)

1183 (79.7%)

1484 (100.0%)

 Slovenia

324 (11.9%)

2403 (88.1%)

2727 (100.0%)

 Estonia

302 (5.9%)

4831 (94.1%)

5133 (100.0%)

  1. Functional impairment: ranking from 0 to 3 with higher values corresponding to more difficulties
  2. Self-rated health: from 1 = “excellent” to 5 = “poor”
  3. Depressive symptoms: ranking from 0 to 12 with higher values corresponding to more depressive symptoms
  4. Chronic conditions: count score from 0 to 10, with higher values reflecting more chronic conditions