Table 4.

Disability weights (95% CI) by dental problem – derived from additive model.

	Unadjusted Disability Weight (DWa)	Disability Weight (DWb) adjusted by % time experienced problems	Disability Weight (DWc) adjusted by % time experienced problems minus intercept‡
Caries	0.185 (0.143–0.226)	0.125 (0.094–0.157)	0.044 (0.013–0.076)
Fracture	0.150 (0.123–0.178)	0.095 (0.085–0.105)	0.014 (0.004–0.024)
Denture problem	0.163 (0.124–0.200)	0.107 (0.084–0.130)	0.026 (0.003–0.049)
Failed restoration	0.136 (0.105–0.166)	0.100 (0.081–0.118)	0.019 (0.0001–0.037)
Periodontal disease	0.158 (0.123–0.194)	0.104 (0.090–0.119)	0.023 (0.009–0.038)
Pulpal infection	0.210 (0.162–0.258)	0.150 (0.110–0.191)	0.069 (0.029–0.110)
Wear	0.152 (0.093–0.210)	0.092 (0.078–0.107)	†0.011 (0.000–0.026)
Sensitivity	0.191 (0.102–0.281)	0.121 (0.045–0.198)	†0.040 (0.000–0.118)
Aesthetics	0.121 (0.067–0.175)	0.083 (0.080–0.086)	†0.002 (0.000–0.005)

† confidence interval truncated at zero

‡ standard error for DW_c is the same as DW_b due to transformation by a constant