Table 2 Description and relative risks (RR) of primary risk clusters of oral diseases detected in spatial scan statistics
From: Detecting high-risk neighborhoods and socioeconomic determinants for common oral diseases in Germany
Primary Cluster | No. of ZIP-5 neigh-bor-hoods | Obs. no. of cases | Exp. no. of cases | Incidence rate in cluster per 1000 | Incidence rate outside cluster per 1000 | RR (95%-CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Periodontitis | 370 | 13,348 | 4996 | 47.6 | 20.5 | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | <  0.001 |
Caries (severe) | 288 | 7240 | 4560 | 24.7 | 16.2 | 1.6 (1.5–1.6) | <  0.001 |
Irreversible Pulpitis | 441 | 18,549 | 14,074 | 49.1 | 38.0 | 1.3 (1.3–1.3) | <  0.001 |
Tooth Loss | 50 | 2745 | 1833 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | <  0.001 |