Background
Methods
Data source and sample
Dependent variables
Independent variables
Covariates
Statistical analysis
Results
Mexican American | Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Other Race/Multi-Racial | Total | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)a | 2668 | 787 | 2701 | 2479 | 516 | 9151 | ||
Sex | 0.4658 | |||||||
Male | 1345 (51.1) | 397 (48.9) | 1398 (51.9) | 1259 (50.0) | 256 (49.0) | 4655 (51.1) | ||
Female | 1323 (48.9) | 390 (51.1) | 1303 (48.1) | 1220 (50.0) | 260 (51.0) | 4496 (48.9) | ||
Age | 0.0084 | |||||||
5–9 | 921 (36.66) | 281 (33.68) | 914 (30.66) | 756 (31.27) | 188 (34.42) | 3060 (32.00) | ||
10–14 | 896 (33.99) | 259 (32.55) | 876 (33.71) | 832 (33.76) | 174 (36.83) | 3037 (33.91) | ||
15–19 | 851 (29.35) | 247 (33.77) | 911 (35.63) | 891 (34.97) | 154 (28.75) | 3054 (34.09) | ||
Education (age 6–19) | 0.0376 | |||||||
Never Attended | 209 (9.22) | 63 (7.60) | 215 (7.95) | 175 (7.80) | 50 (8.90) | 712 (8.14) | ||
1st – 8th | 1483 (62.0) | 439 (59.2) | 1437 (57.2) | 1318 (57.3) | 288 (63.2) | 4965 (58.3) | ||
9th – 12th | 693 (26.6) | 203 (29.5) | 731 (30.1) | 712 (30.1) | 122 (23.2) | 2461 (29.4) | ||
> HS | 60 (2.40) | 24 (3.70) | 103 (4.20) | 111 (4.81) | 21 (4.72) | 319 (4.05) | ||
Poverty | < 0.0001 | |||||||
< 100% FPL | 947 (36.0) | 267 (32.8) | 479 (12.8) | 827 (33.6) | 127 (19.5) | 2647 (20.5) | ||
> 100% FPL | 1711 (64.0) | 520 (67.2) | 2205 (87.2) | 1642 (66.4) | 388 (80.5) | 6466 (79.5) | ||
Dental Indicators | Ages | |||||||
Sealant | 6–9 | 170 (24.1) | 49 (21.7) | 182 (27.8) | 114 (20.0) | 34 (26.7) | 549 (25.7) | 0.1051 |
13–15 | 148 (34.4) | 59 (38.7) | 219 (44.7) | 112 (26.4) | 40 (49.7) | 578 (40.9) | < 0.0001 | |
Restoration | 6–9 | 383 (54.0) | 87 (39.7) | 248 (36.7) | 195 (34.2) | 47 (30.6) | 960 (38.7) | 0.0001 |
13–15 | 248 (52.3) | 66 (46.1) | 236 (45.0) | 197 (43.1) | 53 (57.9) | 800 (46.6) | 0.0489 | |
Caries | 6–9 | 191 (27.1) | 43 (19.5) | 121 (16.5) | 152 (26.5) | 32 (18.0) | 539 (19.8) | 0.0008 |
13–15 | 84 (18.0) | 16 (13.2) | 49 (7.92) | 86 (20.1) | 10 (9.17) | 245 (11.2) | < 0.0001 | |
Sealant | 5–19 | 640 (26.7) | 212 (28.1) | 822 (34.4) | 458 (21.0) | 154 (37.5) | 2286 (31.3) | < 0.0001 |
Restoration | 5–19 | 1308 (51.9) | 314 (43.3) | 1070 (41.6) | 921 (40.4) | 206 (43.7) | 3819 (43.0) | 0.0011 |
Caries | 5–19 | 546 (22.0) | 120 (16.2) | 362 (12.7) | 503 (22.5) | 84 (16.4) | 1615 (15.8) | < 0.0001 |
Mexican American | Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Other Race Including Multi-Racial | Total | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)a | 7388 | 2683 | 12,463 | 6878 | 1622 | 31,034 | |
Sex | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Male | 4225 (59.0) | 1236 (48.6) | 6788 (56.7) | 2824 (41.9) | 833 (56.2) | 15,906 (54.7) | |
Female | 3163 (41.0) | 1447 (51.4) | 5675 (43.3) | 4054 (58.1) | 789 (43.8) | 15,128 (45.3) | |
Age | < 0.0001 | ||||||
18–29 yrs. | 1634 (22.7) | 461 (17.4) | 1777 (12.7) | 1320 (19.4) | 282 (15.7) | 5474 (14.9) | |
30–49 yrs. | 3985 (55.4) | 1416 (57.1) | 5517 (45.7) | 3186 (46.9) | 914 (54.5) | 15,018 (47.9) | |
50–59 yrs. | 838 (12.4) | 327 (12.5) | 1740 (18.4) | 1022 (17.3) | 221 (17.7) | 4148 (17.3) | |
60+ yrs. | 931 (9.50) | 478 (13.0) | 3429 (23.2) | 1350 (16.3) | 203 (12.2) | 6391 (19.8) | |
Education | < 0.0001 | ||||||
< 9th | 2303 (31.6) | 481 (17.8) | 534 (2.85) | 288 (3.90) | 124 (6.60) | 3730 (6.80) | |
9-11th | 1580 (21.8) | 534 (19.9) | 1442 (9.54) | 1518 (22.0) | 160 (7.85) | 5234 (12.6) | |
HS/GED | 1469 (20.4) | 552 (21.5) | 3246 (25.5) | 1703 (26.2) | 317 (17.4) | 7287 (24.3) | |
Some College | 1209 (18.2) | 652 (26.7) | 3714 (31.4) | 2171 (33.3) | 390 (25.1) | 8136 (30.0) | |
College + | 507 (8.04) | 355 (14.1) | 3223 (30.8) | 994 (15.0) | 565 (43.0) | 5644 (26.6) | |
Poverty | < 0.0001 | ||||||
< 100% FPL | 2518 (32.7) | 787 (26.9) | 1958 (9.50) | 1880 (25.0) | 382 (15.2) | 7525 (14.9) | |
> 100% FPL | 4844 (67.3) | 1896 (73.1) | 10,459 (90.5) | 4977 (75.0) | 1236 (84.8) | 22,953 (85.1) | |
Marital Status | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Married/Living partner | 5311 (74.1) | 1727 (68.5) | 8646 (72.9) | 3114 (47.7) | 1137 (77.3) | 19,935 (70.1) | |
Widowed/Divorced/ Separated | 1132 (15.4) | 506 (17.9) | 2551 (18.5) | 1724 (25.5) | 234 (12.0) | 6147 (18.6) | |
Never married | 664 (10.5) | 355 (13.5) | 1050 (8.62) | 1762 (26.7) | 190 (10.7) | 4021 (11.4) | |
Family Size | < 0.0001 | ||||||
1–3 | 2100 (32.1) | 1080 (41.7) | 7435 (62.5) | 3443 (54.1) | 702 (48.5) | 14,760 (56.4) | |
4–6 | 3987 (52.3) | 1276 (47.9) | 4598 (35.0) | 2970 (40.5) | 778 (46.3) | 13,609 (38.9) | |
7 + | 1301 (15.6) | 327 (10.4) | 430 (2.50) | 465 (5.40) | 142 (5.20) | 2665 (4.70) |
Households’ Characteristics | Dental Outcomes in Children 5–19 years of age (%) a | |||||
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Sealants | P value | Restorations | P value | Caries | P value | |
Sex | 0.1028 | 0.2153 | 0.0174 | |||
Male | 30.1% | 42.2% | 14.5% | |||
Female | 32.5% | 43.9% | 17.3% | |||
Age, years | < 0.0001 | 0.1310 | 0.0158 | |||
18–29 | 20.6% | 46.3% | 20.6% | |||
30–49 | 32.9% | 42.0% | 15.2% | |||
50–59 | 33.9% | 45.0% | 14.6% | |||
60+ | 24.5% | 46.3% | 19.2% | |||
Birth Country | 0.0815 | 0.0102 | 0.0003 | |||
US | 32.0% | 42.5% | 15.3% | |||
Mexico | 25.8% | 50.3% | 23.0% | |||
Else | 31.9% | 40.9% | 14.6% | |||
Education | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
< 9th | 22.0% | 49.3% | 24.4% | |||
9-11th | 24.1% | 49.3% | 22.1% | |||
High School | 29.2% | 44.2% | 19.6% | |||
Some College | 31.8% | 45.0% | 15.5% | |||
College | 39.9% | 34.0% | 6.8% | |||
Race | < 0.0001 | 0.0011 | < 0.0001 | |||
Mexican American | 26.7% | 51.9% | 22.0% | |||
Other Hispanic | 28.1% | 43.3% | 16.2% | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 34.4% | 41.6% | 12.7% | |||
Non-Hispanic Black | 21.0% | 40.4% | 22.5% | |||
Other Race / Multi-Racial | 37.5% | 43.7% | 16.4% | |||
Poverty | < 0.0001 | 0.0067 | < 0.0001 | |||
> 100% FPL | 33.2% | 42.0% | 13.7% | |||
< 100% FPL | 24.2% | 47.4% | 24.3% | |||
Citizen | 0.0002 | 0.1019 | < 0.0001 | |||
Yes | 31.9% | 43.3% | 15.1% | |||
No | 20.0% | 38.0% | 30.1% | |||
Insurance | < 0.0001 | 0.9431 | < 0.0001 | |||
Yes | 32.6% | 43.0% | 14.2% | |||
No | 21.8% | 43.2% | 27.9% | |||
Education Spouse | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
< 9th | 24.7% | 49.7% | 20.7% | |||
9-11th | 28.7% | 48.2% | 20.7% | |||
HS/GED | 27.2% | 42.4% | 14.3% | |||
Some College | 32.4% | 42.4% | 15.6% | |||
College + | 40.2% | 32.9% | 6.9% | |||
Marital Status | 0.0573 | 0.0100 | < 0.0001 | |||
Married/partner | 32.2% | 41.3% | 14.2% | |||
Widow/divorced/separated | 31.3% | 45.9% | 18.1% | |||
Never married | 25.7% | 45.9% | 22.0% | |||
Family Size | 0.0094 | 0.0115 | 0.0057 | |||
1–3 | 31.6% | 46.2% | 15.2% | |||
4–6 | 32.0% | 41.3% | 15.3% | |||
7+ | 24.7% | 47.0% | 22.2% |
Households Characteristics | Adjusteda OR (95% CI) Adjusteda OR (95% CI) Adjusteda OR (95% CI) | ||
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Sealants | Restorations | Caries | |
Sex | |||
Male | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 1.11 (0.97–1.26) | 1.07 (0.95–1.20) | 1.26 (1.06–1.50) [3] |
Age, years | |||
18–29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
30–49 | 1.78 (1.41–2.24) [1] | 0.79 (0.66–0.95) [3] | 0.75 (0.61–0.93) [3] |
50–59 | 1.65 (1.22–2.23) [2] | 0.77 (0.62–0.97) [3] | 0.83 (0.63–1.10) |
60+ | 1.12 (0.76–1.66) | 0.87 (0.62–1.21) | 1.01 (0.57–1.79) [3] |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
Mexican American | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other Hispanic | 0.99 (0.72–1.37) | 0.65 (0.50–0.85) [2] | 0.76 (0.59–0.98) [3] |
Non-Hispanic White | 1.18 (1.00–1.40) | 0.55 (0.45–0.67) [1] | 0.69 (0.55–0.86) [2] |
Non-Hispanic Black | 0.60 (0.48–0.75) [1] | 0.53 (0.45–0.63) [1] | 1.40 (1.15–1.71) [2] |
Other / Multiracial | 1.50 (1.12–2.00) [3] | 0.66 (0.50–0.87) [2] | 0.82 (0.61–1.12) |
Birth Country | |||
US | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mexico | 0.96 (0.77–1.18) | 1.74 (1.44–2.10) [1] | 1.02 (0.80–1.32) |
Else | 1.12 (0.86–1.49) | 1.04 (0.85–1.28) | 0.74 (0.57–0.96) [3] |
Education | |||
< 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9-11th | 1.03 (0.78–1.37) | 0.92 (0.72–1.18) | 1.09 (0.87–1.36) |
High School | 1.31 (1.03–1.68) [3] | 0.72 (0.59–0.92) [3] | 0.98 (0.81–1.20) |
Some College | 1.42 (1.12–1.82) [3] | 0.73 (0.57–0.92) [3] | 0.78 (0.60–1.01) [3] |
College or above | 2.05 (1.54–2.73) [1] | 0.46 (0.33–0.63) [1] | 0.31 (0.22–0.43) [1] |
Marital Status | |||
Married/partner | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Widow/divorced/separated | 0.90 (0.75–1.09) | 1.18 (1.01–1.39) [3] | 1.50 (1.24–1.80) [1] |
Never married | 0.69 (0.53–0.92) [3] | 1.21 (1.02–1.43) [3] | 1.91 (1.47–2.48) [1] |
Education Spouse | |||
< 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9-11th | 1.07 (0.64–1.66) | 0.89 (0.62–1.28) | 1.32 (0.92–1.88) |
HS/GED | 0.92 (0.59–1.42) | 0.67 (0.47–0.94) [3] | 0.91 (0.65–1.28) |
Some College | 1.21 (0.81–1.80) | 0.68 (0.50–0.93) [3] | 1.01 (0.70–1.46) |
College or above | 1.71 (1.14–2.56) [3] | 0.46 (0.33–0.64) [1] | 0.41 (0.29–0.58) [1] |