Background
Methods
Results
Variables | All Subjects | Low OHL | High OHL | p-value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | (<=18) N (%) | (> 18) N (%) | ||
Mean age ± SD | 53.3 ± 16.8 | 54.8 ± 16.7 | 50.8 ± 16.8 | 0.79† |
Gender | ||||
Male | 67 (44.7) | 44 (47.8) | 23 (39.7) | 0.327 |
Female | 83 (55.3) | 48 (52.2) | 35 (60.3) | |
Race | ||||
African-Americans | 59 (39.3) | 42 (45.7) | 17 (29.3) | 0.046 |
Caucasians | 91 (60.7) | 50 (54.3) | 41 (70.7) | |
Education | ||||
High school graduate/GED or less | 39 (26.0) | 34 (44.6) | 5 (8.6) | 0.004 |
Some college or technical degree | 51 (34.0) | 28 (30.4) | 23 (39.7) | |
College degree | 44 (29.3) | 23 (25.0) | 21 (36.2) | |
Professional degree | 16 (10.7) | 7 (7.6) | 9 (15.5) | |
Payment Type | ||||
Public/Private insurance | 88 (58.7) | 57 (62.0) | 31 (53.4) | 0.303 |
Out-of-pocket | 62 (41.3) | 35 (38.0) | 27 (46.6) | |
Socio-economic Status | ||||
Below FPL | 39 (26.0) | 29 (31.5) | 10 (17.2) | 0.052 |
Above FPL | 111 (74.0) | 63 (68.5) | 48 (82.8) | |
Marital Status‖ | ||||
Single | 47 (35.9) | 31 (38.3) | 16 (32.0) | 0.46 |
Married | 78 (59.5) | 45 (55.6) | 33 (66.0) | |
Divorced/widow | 6 (4.6) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (2.0) |
Variables | All Subjects | Low OHL | High OHL | p-value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | (<=18) N (%) | (> 18) N (%) | ||
Cigarette Smoking | ||||
Current Smoker | 10 (6.7) | 4 (4.3) | 6 (10.3) | 0.137 |
Former/Never Smoker | 140 (93.3) | 88 (95.7) | 52 (89.7) | |
Caries risk level‖ | ||||
Low | 20 (13.3) | 12 (13.0) | 8 (13.8) | 0.67 |
Moderate | 56 (37.3) | 34 (37.0) | 22 (37.9) | |
High | 67 (44.7) | 39 (42.4) | 28 (48.3) | |
Extremely high | 3 (2.0) | 3 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Periodontal risk level‖ | ||||
Low | 50 (33.3) | 27 (29.3) | 23 (39.7) | 0.006 |
Moderate | 64 (42.7) | 34 (37.0) | 30 (51.7) | |
High | 31 (20.7) | 27 (29.3) | 4 (6.9) | |
Periodontitis | ||||
Healthy/Mild | 68 (45.3) | 36 (39.1) | 32 (55.2) | 0.039 |
Moderate | 42 (28.0) | 25 (27.2) | 17 (29.3) | |
Severe | 40 (26.7) | 31 (33.7) | 9 (15.5) | |
Caries Experience | ||||
DT | 0.84 ± 0.95 | 0.95 ± 0.93 | 0.67 ± 0.96 | 0.561† |
MT | 2.93 ± 2.07 | 2.95 ± 1.87 | 2.90 ± 2.37 | 0.004† |
FT | 3.6 ± 2.1 | 3.29 ± 1.91 | 3.98 ± 2.33 | 0.019† |
DMFT | 7.33 ± 2.68 | 7.18 ± 2.54 | 7.55 ± 2.89 | 0.281† |
p-values | Exp(B) | 95% C.I. for EXP(B) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
DMFT | 0.254 | 1.079 | 0.947 | 1.231 |
Periodontitis | 0.015 | 0.579 | 0.372 | 0.901 |
PRA_New | 0.378 | 0.703 | 0.322 | 1.538 |
CRA_New | 0.447 | 1.543 | 0.505 | 4.714 |
Constant | 0.829 | 0.785 |