Table 4.
Pooled estimates of periodontal disease according to various geographic divisions of India.
| Events | Region | No. of studies | Total Sample (N) | No. participants with events (n) | Pooled Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Intervals |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper Limit | ||||||
| Gingivitis | North | 8 | 13780 | 6199 | 42.7 | 28.5 | 57.5 |
| East | 3 | 22947 | 18446 | 74.3 | 68.2 | 80.0 | |
| West | 2 | 5225 | 2241 | 44.7 | 35.0 | 54.6 | |
| South | 10 | 19130 | 10907 | 49.6 | 38.1 | 61.0 | |
| Central | 3 | 5610 | 3225 | 38.0 | 11.9 | 67.9 | |
| Moderate periodontitis | North | 10 | 15228 | 3536 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 23.4 |
| East | 3 | 22947 | 3433 | 24.8 | 8.9 | 44.8 | |
| West | 2 | 5225 | 1482 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 29.5 | |
| South | 10 | 19130 | 5935 | 28.3 | 22.9 | 34.1 | |
| Central | 3 | 5610 | 2170 | 29.0 | 16.9 | 42.8 | |
| Severe periodontitis | North | 10 | 15228 | 2607 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| East | 3 | 22947 | 1310 | 5.5 | 03.2 | 8.3 | |
| West | 2 | 5225 | 206 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | |
| South | 10 | 19130 | 3525 | 18.6 | 12.9 | 25.2 | |
| Central | 3 | 5610 | 1219 | 26.7 | 8.5 | 49.7 | |