Table 1.
Proportion of Brazilian adults and mean of tooth loss according to individual and municipalities level variables. Brazil. 2010
| Sample size | Prop. 95% CIa | Tooth lossa Mean (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual level variables | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 3317 | 36.74 | 6.59(6.01, 7.16) |
| Female | 6316 | 63.26 | 7.81(7.17, 8.44) |
| Age | |||
| 35–40 | 5061 | 52.39 | 5.74(5.18, 6.30) |
| 40–45 | 4572 | 47.61 | 9.13(8.42, 9.84) |
| Household income (in the minimum wage) | |||
| up to 1 | 1388 | 12.96 | 10.21(9.13, 11.30) |
| 1 to 2.9 | 4699 | 52.90 | 8.31(7.72, 8.91) |
| 3 to 4.9 | 1823 | 20.39 | 5.60(4.80, 6.41) |
| > = 5 mw | 1480 | 13.75 | 3.63(2.92, 4.34) |
| Education (in years of schooling) | |||
| 0 to 4 | 840 | 10.05 | 12.09(11.77, 13.41) |
| 5 to 8 | 2459 | 29.41 | 9.34(8.57, 10.11) |
| 9 to 11 | 3966 | 37.84 | 6.70(6.14, 7.27) |
| > 12 | 2284 | 22.70 | 3.72(3.08, 4.35) |
| Self-reported skin color | |||
| Black + yellow + blown + Ameridians | 5558 | 50.24 | 7.93(7.35, 8.52) |
| White | 4075 | 49.76 | 6.77(6.14, 7.42) |
| Time since last dental visit | |||
| Never used | 672 | 7.32 | 10.13(8.28, 11.98) |
| < 1 year | 4488 | 46.69 | 6.40(5.81, 6.70) |
| 1 to 2 years | 2409 | 25.14 | 7.39(6.72, 8.06) |
| > 3 years | 1882 | 20.85 | 8.39(7.56, 9.11) |
| Municipalities level variables | |||
| Human Development Index | |||
| Low + Medium | 69 | 23.72 | 9.52 (7.93, 11.13) |
| High | 88 | 76.28 | 6.95 (6.42, 7.49) |
| Coverage of oral health services | |||
| Below of goal | 78 | 60.82 | 6.96 (6.40,7.52) |
| Above of goal | 79 | 39.18 | 8.31(7.20,9.41) |
| Fluoridation of water supply | |||
| No | 52 | 17.44 | 9.44(8.48,10.42) |
| Yes | 105 | 82.56 | 7.06(6.52,7.59) |
95% confidence intervals (CI) in brackets. aEstimates considered weighting and complex sampling design