Table 3.
Absolute inequalities in oral health measures, England and the US
| No of missing teeth | Self rated oral health less than good | Reporting ≥1 oral impact* | |
| Mean (SE) No of missing teeth or age standardised prevalence | |||
| England | 6.97 (0.09) | 30.84 | 15.07 |
| US | 7.31 (0.15) | 31.37 | 13.46 |
| Slope index of inequality (95% CI)† | |||
| Educational inequalities: | |||
| England | 3.66 (3.05 to 4.28) | 18.43 (14.01 to 22.85) | 13.51 (10.08 to 16.95) |
| US | 5.00 (4.14 to 5.86) | 42.55 (38.14 to 46.96) | 16.72 (12.90 to 20.54) |
| Income related inequalities: | |||
| England | 3.12 (2.46 to 3.77) | 18.63 (13.59 to 23.67) | 14.66 (10.75 to 18.57) |
| US | 3.61 (2.77 to 4.44) | 33.57 (27.88 to 39.26) | 18.76 (14.14 to 23.41) |
*Oral impacts defined in Methods section.
†Because the slope index of inequality (SII) is related to the prevalence of the outcome, we have included age standardised prevalence and mean number of missing teeth together with SII in this table.