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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 6;40(2):145–153. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00640.x

Table 2. Trend of Edentulism by Racial/Ethnic Groups (1999-2008) (%) (Weighted)1.

Time Caucasian African American Hispanic Asian American Native American
1999 21.49 24.62 17.78 17.04 33.20
2000 21.18 23.74 17.60 13.54 34.02
2001 20.20 23.02 17.71 11.88 31.78
2002 19.77 22.42 16.68 13.55 29.72
2003 18.90 21.78 16.21 15.88 29.67
2004 18.80 20.60 15.44 14.09 28.12
2005 17.98 20.65 15.13 13.57 24.72
2006 17.58 20.62 15.20 15.26 30.18
2007 17.05 19.58 14.74 14.08 27.07
2008 16.90 19.39 14.18 14.22 23.98

Note:

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The predicted rates of edentulism were calculated by weighted analysis adjusting for time, race/ethnicity, sociodemographic characteristics, and level of education.