Table 5.
Association between search for dentist following TDI (n = 184) and independent variables regarding social vulnerability; Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2009.
| Subscales | Interaction with dentist following TDI | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||||
| Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Overall SVI | 0.47 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.79 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.79 | <0.001 |
| Environmental dimension | 58.51 | 19.45 | 17.27 | 87.17 | 51.87 | 16.50 | 17.27 | 84.52 | <0.001 |
| Cultural dimension | 40.39 | 17.63 | 8.95 | 79.50 | 32.66 | 15.63 | 8.95 | 79.50 | 0.002 |
| Economic dimension | 40.59 | 19.38 | 19.48 | 90.06 | 30.79 | 13.64 | 19.48 | 83.93 | <0.001 |
| Legal dimension | 61.34 | 19.06 | 19.97 | 100.00 | 49.72 | 21.38 | 19.97 | 94.97 | <0.001 |
| Security/survival dimension | 64.45 | 17.61 | 19.12 | 96.52 | 61.78 | 12.04 | 19.12 | 84.31 | 0.006 |
Mann-Whitney test; results in bold type significant at 5% level;
TDI: traumatic dental injury; SVI: Social Vulnerability Index; SD: standard deviation.