Table 2.
Relationship of socioeconomic characteristics and preventive dental treatment
| Item | Variables | Sealant | Fluoride application | Scaling | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P-value* | Yes | No | P-value* | Yes | No | P-value* | ||
| Gender | Male | 8,597 (48.1) | 13,012 (49.7) | 0.001 | 2,429 (50.2) | 19,180 (48.9) | 0.093 | 5,552 (49.3) | 16,057 (49.0) | 0.549 |
| Female | 9,262 (51.9) | 13,160 (50.3) | 2,408 (49.8) | 20,014 (51.1) | 5,705 (50.7) | 16,717 (51.0) | ||||
| Grade | Middle school 1st | 3,664 (20.5) | 5,475 (20.9) | <0.001 | 1,475 (30.5) | 7,664 (19.6) | <0.001 | 1,930 (17.1) | 7,209 (22.0) | <0.001 |
| Middle school 2nd | 3,184 (17.8) | 4,452 (17.0) | 906 (18.7) | 6,730 (17.2) | 1,827 (16.2) | 5,809 (17.7) | ||||
| Middle school 3rd | 3,053 (17.1) | 3,955 (15.1) | 740 (15.3) | 6,268 (16.0) | 1,877 (16.7) | 5,131 (15.7) | ||||
| High school 1st | 3,199 (17.9) | 5,016 (19.2) | 687 (14.2) | 7,528 (19.2) | 2,144 (19.0) | 6,071 (18.5) | ||||
| High school 2nd | 2,539 (14.2) | 3,822 (14.6) | 584 (12.1) | 5,777 (14.7) | 1,779 (15.8) | 4,582 (14.0) | ||||
| High school 3rd | 2,220 (12.4) | 3,452 (13.2) | 445 (9.2) | 5,227 (13.3) | 1,700 (15.1) | 3,972 (12.1) | ||||
| Residence type | Metropolis | 9,277 (51.9) | 14,002 (53.5) | <0.001 | 2,432 (50.3) | 20,847 (53.2) | <0.001 | 6,280 (55.8) | 16,999 (51.9) | <0.001 |
| City | 6,072 (34.0) | 9,032 (34.5) | 1,556 (32.2) | 13,548 (34.6) | 3,749 (33.3) | 11,355 (34.6) | ||||
| Rural area | 2,510 (14.1) | 3,138 (12.0) | 849 (17.6) | 4,799 (12.2) | 1,228 (10.9) | 4,420 (13.5) | ||||
| School type | Middle school | 9,901 (55.4) | 13,882 (53.0) | <0.001 | 3,121 (64.5) | 20,662 (52.7) | <0.001 | 5,634 (50.0) | 18,149 (55.4) | <0.001 |
| High school | 7,958 (44.6) | 12,290 (47.0) | 1,716 (35.5) | 18,532 (47.3) | 5,623 (49.9) | 14,625 (44.6) | ||||
Data are expressed as N (%).
The frequencies are expressed relative to the total number of dental visits in the last year (n = 44,031).
*
P-value determined by chi-squared test.