Table 3.
Characteristics by Missing Teeth Classification
| Dentate (N = 726) |
Edentulous (N = 637) |
Total (N = 1363) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | |||
| 65–84 | 497 (68.7%) | 386 (60.9%) | 898 (65.1%) |
| 85+ | 226 (31.3%) | 248 (39.1%) | 482 (34.9%) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 167 (23.0%) | 145 (22.8%) | 316 (22.8%) |
| Female | 559 (77.0%) | 492 (77.2%) | 1070 (77.2%) |
| Race | |||
| White | 668 (92.3%) | 583 (92.0%) | 1268 (91.9%) |
| Black/Other | 59 (7.8%) | 51 (8.0%) | 112 (8.2%) |
| Residence* | |||
| Urban | 393 (54.1%) | 258 (40.5%) | 667 (48.1%) |
| Small City | 232 (32.0%) | 211 (33.1%) | 448 (32.3%) |
| Rural | 99 (13.6%) | 164 (25.7%) | 265 (19.1%) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never Married | 71 (9.9%) | 49 (7.7%) | 125 (9.1%) |
| Divorced/Separated | 85 (11.8%) | 67 (10.6%) | 156 (11.3%) |
| Widowed | 375 (52.1%) | 413 (65.1%) | 797 (57.9%) |
| Married | 186 (25.8%) | 103 (16.2%) | 294 (21.4%) |
| Education* | |||
| Less HS | 282 (39.8%) | 400 (65.0%) | 690 (51.3%) |
| HS/GED | 148 (20.9%) | 130 (21.1%) | 281 (20.9%) |
| Some College | 140 (19.8%) | 55 (8.9%) | 199 (14.8%) |
| College + | 138 (19.5%) | 30 (4.9%) | 175 (13.0%) |
| Income* | |||
| < $15,000 | 266 (36.6%) | 373 (58.6%) | 645 (46.5%) |
| $15,000 – $49,999 | 143 (19.7%) | 55 (8.6%) | 201 (14.5%) |
| $50,000+ | 48 (6.6%) | 3 (0.5%) | 52 (3.8%) |
| Don't Know | 269 (37.1%) | 206 (32.3%) | 488 (35.2%) |
| Smoke Cigarettes* | |||
| No | 663 (92.7%) | 534 (84.8%) | 1217 (89.0%) |
| Yes | 52 (7.3%) | 96 (15.2%) | 150 (11.0%) |
| Elder Group* | |||
| Sanders-Brown | 64 (8.8%) | 6 (0.9%) | 70 (5.1%) |
| Well-Elders | 237 (32.6%) | 183 (28.7%) | 420 (30.8%) |
| Nursing Home | 220 (30.3%) | 180 (28.3%) | 400 (29.4%) |
| Homebound | 205 (28.2%) | 268 (42.1%) | 473 (34.7%) |
*
p < 0.05
Note: There were 23 elders with dentate status missing. Only elders with non-missing dentate status (n = 1363) are included in this table.