Table 4.
Quantitative distribution of statistical analyses and type of association (positive (+), negative (–) or null (#)) according to socioeconomic indicators.
| Socioeconomic indicator | Multivariate analysis: Socioeconomic indicator and dental cariesOR (95%CI) or Beta or R2 or RR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of association * | + (95% CI does not include 1.0 or p < 0.05) | − (95% CI does not include 1.0 or p < 0.05) | # (95% CI includes 1.0 or p > 0.05) |
| SCHOOLING | |||
| Schooling Subject’s | |||
| Tervonen et al., 1991 [31] | OR = 1.12 (1.03–1.20) | ||
| Sgan-Cohen et al., 1999 [37] | R = −0.16 (p < 0.001) | ||
| Hahn et al., 1999 [64] | (p > 0.05) | ||
| Unell et al., 1999 [38] | (p < 0.05) | ||
| Brodeur et al., 2000 [40] | OR = 1.2 (0.79–1.81) | ||
| Sgan-Cohen et al., 2000 [43] | (p < 0.001) | ||
| Varenne et al., 2006 [49] | OR = 2.99 (p < 0.05) | ||
| Geyer et al., 2010 [16] | OR = 2.95 (1.52–5.74) | ||
| Brennan et al., 2011 [18] | Β = −0.25 (p < 0.01) | ||
| Schooling Father’s | |||
| Julihn et al., 2006 [48] | (p > 0.05) | ||
| SUBJECT’S INCOME | |||
| Brodeur et al., 2000 [40] | OR = 3.8 (2.19–6.48) | ||
| Gilbert et al., 2001 [59] | OR = 2.5 (p < 0.05) | ||
| Brennan et al., 2007 [50] | (p < 0.001) | ||
| Skudutyte-Rysstad et al., 2009 [54] | OR = 4.5 (1.9–10.2) | ||
| Brennan et al., 2010 [17] | (p < 0.01) | ||
| Geyer et al., 2010 [16] | OR = 2.34 (1.00–5.55) | ||
| Brennan et al., 2011 [18] | Beta = −0.27 (p < 0.001) | ||
| OCCUPATION/JOB | |||
| Occupation/Subject’s job | |||
| Unell et al., 1999 [38] | (p < 0.05) | ||
| Varenne et al., 2006 [49] | OR = 5.26 (p < 0.05) | ||
| Roberts-Thomson et al., 2008 [52] | (p < 0.05) | ||
| Occupation/Father’s job | |||
| Julihn et al., 2006 [48] | (p > 0.05) | ||
| Occupation/Mother’s job | |||
| Julihn et al., 2006 [48] | (p > 0.05) | ||
| SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS-SES | |||
| SES Subject’s | (p > 0.05) | ||
| Marcenes & Sheiham, 1992 [32] | R2 = 0.35 | ||
| Berset et al., 1996 [34] | OR = 6.06 (2.06–17.87) | ||
| Geyer et al., 2010 [16] | |||
| Shearer et al., 2012 [61] | RR = 1.15 (0.95–1.40) | ||
| Subject’s SES trajectory | |||
| Thomson et al., 2004 [58] | (p < 0.05) | ||
| SOCIAL INDEX-Gini | |||
| Celeste et al., 2009 [53] | OR = 2.49 (2.30–2.68) | ||
| Celeste et al., 2011 [55] | (p < 0.05) | ||
* (+) worse socioeconomic indicator significantly associated to higher severity of dental caries, (−) worse socioeconomic indicator significantly associated to lower severity of dental caries negative association, (#) no significantly association between socioeconomic indicator and dental caries.