Table 1.
Oral health characteristics of cohort at age 32 years, by sex and SES
| Sex
|
SES at age 32 years a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Male (n = 472) n (%) | Female (n = 452) n (%) | High/medium (n = 765) n (%) | Low (n = 158) n (%) | All combined (n = 924) n (%) |
| Dental caries | |||||
| DMFS 12+ (median) | 260 (55.1) | 221 (48.9) | 318 (49.2) | 162 (58.5)* | 481 (52.1) |
| 1+ Decayed surfaces | 284 (60.2) | 203 (44.9)*** | 308 (47.7) | 178 (64.3)*** | 487 (52.7) |
| Periodontal disease | |||||
| 1+ sites with CAL of 4+ mm | 161 (34.1) | 108 (23.9)*** | 154 (23.8) | 114 (41.2)* | 269 (29.0) |
| 2+ sites with CAL of 4+ mm | 108 (22.9) | 73 (16.2)** | 101 (15.6) | 80 (28.9)*** | 181 (19.6) |
| Tooth loss due to caries | |||||
| 1+ teeth missing | 126 (26.7) | 89 (19.7)* | 116 (18.0) | 98 (35.4)*** | 215 (23.3) |
| Self-rated oral health worse than average compared with others of the same age | 231 (48.9) | 216 (47.8) | 282 (43.7) | 164 (59.2)*** | 447 (48.4) |
| Self-rated oral health worsened since age 26 years | 161 (34.1) | 147 (32.6) | 199 (30.8) | 108 (39.1)* | 308 (33.4) |
| Usual reason for visiting a dentist | |||||
| Check-up | 192 (40.7) | 242 (53.5) | 305 (47.2) | 93 (33.6) | 434 (47.0) |
| Problem | 280 (59.3) | 210 (46.5)*** | 341 (52.8) | 184 (66.4)*** | 490 (53.0) |
a
One participant unable to be classified for the age-32 SES variable.
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01;
***
P < 0.001.