Table 2 The weighted prevalence of unmet dental needs according to characteristics of the study population of adult disabled

Total

6,583

1,810

(27.5)

0.021

3,784

999

(26.4)

0.021

2,799

811

(29.0)

Sociodemographic information

 Age

  20–44

1,071

161

(15.0)

< 0.001

719

109

(15.2)

< 0.001

352

52

(14.8)

< 0.001

  45–64

2,569

746

(29.0)

1,706

462

(27.1)

863

284

(32.9)

  ≥ 65

2,944

904

(30.7)

1,359

428

(31.5)

1,584

475

(30.0)

 Grade of disability

  4 ~ 6th

3,970

1,055

(26.6)

0.102

2,283

577

(25.3)

0.103

1,687

478

(28.3)

0.540

  1 ~ 3^rd

 Type of disability

2,357

671

(28.5)

1,378

382

(27.7)

978

288

(29.4)

  Mental

5,724

1,577

(27.6)

0.136

3,320

884

(26.6)

0.064

2,404

693

(28.8)

0.843

  Physical

603

149

(24.7)

341

75

(22.0)

262

74

(28.2)

 Educational level

  University

854

113

(13.2)

< 0.001

660

85

(12.9)

< 0.001

194

28

(14.4)

< 0.001

  High school

1,835

466

(25.4)

1,301

307

(23.6)

534

159

(29.8)

  Middle school

3,892

1,230

(31.6)

1,824

608

(33.3)

2,068

623

(30.1)

 Subjective SES

  Upper

56

5

(8.9)

< 0.001

35

5

(14.3)

< 0.001

21

0

(0.0)

< 0.001

  Middle

2,071

314

(15.2)

1,187

172

(14.5)

885

143

(16.2)

  Low

4,457

1,492

(33.5)

2,563

823

(32.1)

1,894

669

(35.3)

 Health coverage

  NHI

5,540

1,423

(25.7)

< 0.001

3,197

779

(24.4)

< 0.001

2,343

644

(27.5)

< 0.001

  Medicaid

1,033

383

(37.1)

580

218

(37.6)

452

165

(36.5)

Chronic diseases or behaviors

 Hypertension

  No

3,871

1,002

(25.9)

< 0.001

2,361

568

(24.1)

< 0.001

1,510

434

(28.7)

0.735

  Yes

2,713

809

(29.8)

1,423

431

(30.3)

1,289

378

(29.3)

 Diabetes

  No

5,290

1,368

(25.9)

< 0.001

3,072

764

(24.9)

< 0.001

2,218

604

(27.2)

< 0.001

  Yes

1,294

443

(34.2)

713

236

(33.1)

582

208

(35.7)

 Smoking

  No

5,230

1,399

(26.7)

0.007

2,539

635

(25.0)

0.006

2,690

763

(28.4)

< 0.001

  Yes

1,354

412

(30.4)

1,245

364

(29.2)

109

48

(44.0)

 Frequency of toothbrushing

  ≥ 2

5,461

1,401

(25.7)

< 0.001

3,100

757

(24.4)

< 0.001

2,361

644

(27.3)

< 0.001

  < 2

1,123

410

(36.5)

685

243

(35.5)

439

168

(38.3)

 Oral exam last year

  Yes

2,181

458

(21.0)

< 0.001

1,288

271

(21.0)

< 0.001

893

187

(20.9)

< 0.001

  No

4,403

1,353

(30.7)

2,497

729

(29.2)

1,906

624

(32.7)