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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2017 Nov 16;111:291–298. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.015

Table 2.

Comparison of direct estimates from NHANES 2005–2010 and model-based estimatesa of prevalence of untreated cariesb among US children aged 6–9 years, by age, sex and race/ethnicity.

NHANES direct estimates Model-based estimates
Prevalence (%) 95% CI Prevalence (%) 95% CI
Total 19.84 17.60, 22.28 19.89 19.87, 19.91
Age (years)
 6 18.08 14.71, 22.03 17.28 17.24, 17.32
 7 18.13 14.60, 22.29 19.17 19.13, 19.22
 8 23.40 18.75, 28.79 23.84 23.79, 23.89
 9 19.51 15.68, 24.00 19.30 19.24, 19.35
Sex
 Male 21.80 18.49, 25.51 20.91 20.87, 20.95
 Female 17.84 15.31, 20.69 18.83 18.79, 18.86
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 16.48 13.55, 19.90 17.73 17.70, 17.76
 Non-Hispanic Black 26.52 22.67, 30.75 24.35 24.28, 24.41
 Hispanic 25.05 21.87, 28.51 22.09 22.04, 22.15
 Other 18.03 10.85, 28.44 20.29 20.24, 20.34

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

a

Model-based estimates produced using census data and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2010 model coefficients.

b

Untreated caries in primary or permanent teeth.