Table 2. Description of the sample and distribution of use of dental prostheses among individuals with severe tooth loss, according to independent variables. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2015–2016. (n = 6,114).
| Characteristics | Total | Use of dental prostheses |
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| % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 50–59 | 40.0 (36.2–43.8) | 81.6 (78.3–84.5) |
| 60–69 | 32.5 (30.8–34.3) | 82.6 (78.8–85.8) |
| ≥ 70 | 27.5 (24.7–30.5) | 79.7 (75.9–83.0) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 42.2 (39.6–44.8) | 73.9 (70.1–77.5)* |
| Female | 57.8 (55.2–60.4) | 86.8 (84.0–89.2) |
| Own education (years) | ||
| 0–3 | 40.1 (36.4–43.9) | 72.8 (68.8–76.5)* |
| 4–7 | 33.8 (30.7–37.1) | 85.3 (81.6–88.4) |
| 8–11 | 21.8 (19.5–24.3) | 89.7 (87.5–91.5) |
| ≥ 12 | 4.3 (3.6–5.1) | 88.1 (82.8–91.9) |
| Parental education | ||
| No formal education | 55.4 (51.6–59.2) | 77.9 (74.2–81.2)* |
| Incomplete primary school | 22.8 (20.7–25.0) | 83.6 (80.6–86.3) |
| Complete primary school | 16.7 (14.3–19.4) | 88.4 (84.6–91.3) |
| Complete secondary school or more | 5.1 (4.3–6.0) | 86.9 (80.9–91.2) |
| Wealth | ||
| 1st quintile (poorest) | 23.7 (18.9–29.2) | 66.0 (61.1–70.5)* |
| 2nd quintile | 23.2 (21.1–25.5) | 80.6 (76.9–83.8) |
| 3rd quintile | 20.6 (18.3–23.0) | 86.5 (83.2–89.3) |
| 4th quintile | 18.8 (16.5–21.4) | 89.6 (87.0–91.7) |
| 5th quintile (richest) | 13.7 (11.6–16.2) | 90.5 (87.8–92.6) |
* p < 0.001