Table 1.

Pure and between area-socioeconomic disparity measures in the distribution of dentists in Iran, 2009.

Disparity measure	Total sample	Sample excluding Tehran
Gini coefficient	0.39	0.23
Index of Dissimilarity (%)	30.48	17.64
Gaswirth index of disparity	1.55	0.84
Relative index of inequality	3.82 (1.91–7.64)	2.12 (1.39–3.24)
Adjusted relative index of inequality *	2.13 (1.01–4.48)	1.48 (0.90–2.43)

* Adjusted for female proportion in population, population younger than 15 years old and population older than 65 years old.