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Table 4 DMFT index modified with ICDAS criteria associated with sociodemographic factors

From: Oral health profile status and treatment needs in the Salvadoran elderly population: a cross-sectional study

 

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis for missing teeth

 

n

D

p value

M

p value

F

p value

DMFT (Standar Deviation)

p value

Estimation

p value

(95% CI)

60 years of age or older

471

5.92

 

16.18

 

1.28

 

23.38 (0.26)

    

Sex

            

Male

233

6.85

0.001*

15.32

0.063

1.25

0.808

23.36 (0.38)

0.1604

2.312

0.01

(0.555, 4.069)

Female

238

5

 

17.02

 

1.32

 

23.24 (0.37)

    

Age*

            

From 60 to 75 years old

320

6.18

0.180

14.44

0.000*

1.69

0.000*

22.23 (0.33)

0.000*

5.835

0.000*

(3.955, 7.716)

Over 75 years old

151

5.36

 

19.86

 

0.43

 

25.56 (0.37)

    

Residence

            

Urban

283

6.42

0.031

16.19

0.973

1.22

0.579

23.78 (0.31)

0.1419

0.262

0.792

(− 1.689, 2.213)

Rural

188

5.16

 

16.16

 

1.38

 

22.57 (0.47)

    

Region*

            

Central

101

7.9

0.000*

13.81

0.000*

1.48

0.242

23.18 (0.51)

0.0065*

0.144

0.59

(− 0.382, 0.671)

Occidental

79

6.2

 

16.06

 

1.08

 

23.16 (0.64)

    

Oriental

59

5.75

 

18.51

 

0.56

 

24.81 (0.63)

    

North

90

2.74

 

20.30

 

1.12

 

24.07 (0.65)

    

Paracentral

56

7.25

 

14.82

 

1.45

 

23.27 (0.70)

    

Coast

86

5.9

 

14.03

 

1.81

 

21.74 (0.71)

    
  1. Source: Own elaboration
  2. *Significant