Table 3.
The percent (%) prevalence, mean and standard errors (SE) for dental caries experience by demographic, dysplasia, and tooth loss status for study participants: Linzhou, People's Republic of China, 2002.
| Characteristic |
Sound Teeth mean (SE) |
DMFT Score mean (SE) |
DFT Score mean (SE) |
DMFS Score mean (SE) |
DFS Score mean (SE) |
DS/DFS (%) (SE) |
Root Caries (%) (SE) |
| Age | |||||||
| 56–67 years old | 17.2 (0.5)* | 9.8 (0.5)* | 2.9 (0.3)* | 42.8 (2.3)* | 10.3 (1.0)* | 94.9 (1.5) | 49.2 (3.4) |
| 40–55 years oldR | 20.3 (0.3) | 7.0 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.1) | 30.2 (1.4) | 7.8 (0.5) | 92.7 (1.4) | 47.1 (2.6) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Women | 18.6 (0.4)* | 8.6 (0.4)* | 2.8 (0.2)* | 37.0 (1.7)* | 9.7 (0.7)* | 94.1 (1.2) | 50.5 (2.7) |
| MenR | 19.9 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.2) | 32.0 (1.8) | 7.5 (0.7) | 92.7 (1.8) | 44.8 (3.0) |
| Village | |||||||
| Jingwan | 17.6 (0.7)* | 9.4 (0.7)* | 2.5 (0.3) | 41.7 (3.0)* | 8.9 (1.1) | 91.8 (2.7) | 40.3 (4.5) |
| Xifeng | 19.1 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.2) | 34.5 (1.8) | 8.5 (0.7) | 96.0 (1.1)* | 54.9 (3.0)* |
| Fentou R | 20.2 (0.5) | 7.1 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.2) | 30.9 (2.0) | 8.7 (0.9) | 91.1 (2.2) | 42.9 (3.4) |
| Education | |||||||
| Did not complete Primary | 18.0 (0.5)* | 9.1 (0.5)* | 2.8 (0.2)* | 39.8 (2.1)* | 10.0 (0.8)* | 93.5 (1.6) | 54.5 (3.2)* |
| Completed Primary SchoolR | 20.0 (0.4) | 7.2 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.2) | 31.3 (1.5) | 7.9 (0.6) | 93.7 (1.6) | 43.4 (2.6) |
| Smoking | |||||||
| Has smoked cigarettes | 19.5 (0.6) | 7.4 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.2)* | 32.6 (2.4) | 7.0 (0.8)* | 91.0 (2.5) | 44.7 (3.9) |
| Never smoked cigarettesR | 19.0 (0.3) | 8.2 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.2) | 35.5 (1.5) | 9.3 (0.6) | 94.4 (1.1) | 49.1 (2.4) |
| Family history of any cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 19.1 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.2) | 34.6 (1.9) | 7.6 (0.6)* | 92.4 (1.6) | 41.2 (3.0)* |
| NoR | 19.2 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.2) | 34.8 (1.7) | 9.6 (0.7) | 94.5 (1.3) | 53.4 (2.8) |
| Had any dysplasia | |||||||
| Yes | 18.5 (0.5) | 8.7 (0.5)* | 2.3 (0.2) | 37.8 (2.3) | 9.2 (0.7) | 93.2 (1.9) | 50.0 (3.6) |
| NoR | 19.5 (0.4) | 7.7 (0.3) | 2.6 (0.2) | 33.3 (1.5) | 7.9 (0.7) | 93.8 (1.2) | 47.0 (2.5) |
| Missing teeth category | |||||||
| (Q1) 12–31 teeth | 9.1 (0.4)* | 17.4 (0.5)* | 1.9 (0.2) | 78.5 (2.2)* | 6.2 (0.8) | 89.8 (3.1) | 44.3 (3.8) |
| (Q2) 7–11 teeth | 17.4 (0.3)* | 9.5 (0.3)* | 3.6 (0.3)* | 41.2 (1.4)* | 12.8 (1.1)* | 93.6 (1.8) | 56.7 (3.8)* |
| (Q3) 4–6 teeth | 22.5 (0.3)* | 5.0 (0.3)* | 2.6 (0.2)* | 20.4 (1.2)* | 9.1 (0.9)* | 95.6 (1.7) | 48.3 (4.1) |
| (Q4) 0–3 teethR | 25.3 (0.2) | 2.4 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.2) | 9.0 (0.9) | 6.2 (0.8) | 94.1 (2.1) | 44.3 (3.8) |
| Total | 19.2 (0.3) | 8.0 (0.3) | 2.5 (0.1) | 34.7 (1.2) | 8.7 (0.5) | 93.6 (1.0) | 47.9 (2.0) |
Data Source: CSS2
N = 579
Notes:
(R): Reference category
(*): p < 0.05 compared to the Reference Category.