Table 1.
Associations between socio-demographic variables and dental treatment needs
| N | Num. of teeth in need of restorations | Number of teeth in need of RCTs | Number of teeth in need of extractions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p value | Mean (SD) | p value | Mean (SD) | p value | |||
| Gender | Male | 12,375 | 1.99 (2.62) | < 0.001a | 0.07 (0.45) | NS | 0.05 (0.28) | NS |
| Female | 1023 | 1.63 (2.19) | 0.06 (0.33) | 0.04 (0.27) | ||||
| Country of birth | Israel | 11,957 | 1.95 (±2.59) | < 0.001b | 0.07 (±0.45) | < 0.001b | 0.05 (±0.28) | < 0.001b |
| Former USSR | 611 | 2.52 (±2.74) | 0.12 (±0.51) | 0.08 (±0.35) | ||||
| North America | 316 | 1.22 (±1.91) | 0.01 (±0.11) | 0.01 (±0.13) | ||||
| Ethiopia | 119 | 3.13 (±3.34) | 0.12 (±0.42) | 0.08 (±0.32) | ||||
| Other | 395 | 1.64 (±2.36) | 0.04 (±0.23) | 0.04 (±0.23) | ||||
| ICS score | Low (< 70) | 10,018 | 2.10 (2.69) | < 0.001a | 0.09 (0.49) | < 0.001a | 0.05 (0.31) | < 0.001a |
| High (70–90) | 3364 | 1.55 (2.24) | 0.03 (0.22) | 0.02 (0.19) | ||||
| SEC groups | Low (1–4) | 3511 | 2.39 (2.97) | < 0.001b | 0.12 (0.59) | < 0.001b | 0.07 (0.35) | < 0.001b |
| Mid (5–7) | 5867 | 1.83 (2.43) | 0.05 (0.33) | 0.04 (0.25) | ||||
| High (8–10) | 2489 | 1.47 (2.05) | 0.03 (0.23) | 0.02 (0.20) | ||||
NS not statistically significant
aMann-Whitney test
bKruskal-Wallis test