Table 3.

Oral health status stratified by sociodemographic and behavioral variables

	Oral Health Status
	Probing depth ≥ 5mm + bleeding on probing (mean % sites§)	Bleeding on probing (mean % sites§)	Plaque Indexβ score ≥ 2 (mean % sites§)	Untreated Decay (%)
Total sample	5.7	18.4	29.8	44.7
Race/Ethnicity (n=94)
Hispanic	6.9*a	21.5*a	33.3*a	60.0***
White	1.2	7.9	18.8	10.5
Other	6.2	19.2	30.0	26.7
Annual Household Income (n=93)
< $20,000	7.1	21.6	33.2	58.7**
≥ $20,000	4.3	15.3	27.0	29.8
Education Level (n=94)
< High School	7.7	24.3*a	35.1	68.2
High School	7.5	23.2	37.2*a	69.6*
> High School	3.9	13.5	24.0	22.5
Dental Insurance Status (n=90)
Public	7.6*a	22.3*a	33.1	68.0***
Private	1.9	10.6	24.5	4.0
None	4.3	17.0	24.7	33.3
Dental Visit Past Six Months (n=94)
No	7.8**	23.2**	35.3*	62.5***
Yes	3.5	13.3	24.1	26.1
Self-reported Oral Hygiene (n=92)
“Suboptimal”†	7.1*	22.1*	31.7	47.3
“Optimal”‡	3.6	13.0	27.9	43.2

Italicized text = reference group,

^*a p=0.05,

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001

^βSilness & Löe Plaque Index

^§ mean % sites = mean % of tooth sites for each sociodemographic and behavioral subgroup

^†“Suboptimal” = does not brush at least 2X/day and floss at least once a day

^‡“Optimal” = brushes at least 2X/day and flosses at least once a day