Table 1 Mean (SD) dental caries experience (DMFT and DMFS) and Restorative Index (RI%) in 35-44-year-old Greeks by location, gender, education and monthly income
From: Risk indicators of coronal and root caries in Greek middle aged adults and senior citizens
N | DT | MT | FT | DMFT | DS | MS | FS | DMFS* | RI % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | ||||||||||
Rural | 394 | 1.96 | 6.00 | 7.09 | 14.91 (6.03) | 4.62 | 29.16 | 16.64 | 50.42 (27.33) | 78 |
Urban | 790 | 1.57 | 4.84 | 7.37 | 13.64 (5.70) | 2.85 | 23.61 | 17.00 | 43.45 (23.26) | 82 |
*t-test, p < 0.001 | ||||||||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Men | 611 | 1.85 | 5.09 | 6.65 | 13.47 (5.81) | 3.94 | 24.80 | 15.41 | 44.15 (24.83) | 78 |
Women | 573 | 1.54 | 5.36 | 7.95 | 14.69 (5.81) | 2.91 | 26.15 | 18.45 | 47.51 (24.87) | 84 |
* t-test, p < 0.05 | ||||||||||
Education | ||||||||||
≤ 6 years | 131 | 2.68 | 7.81 | 5.19 | 15.51 (6.89) | 6.27 | 37.59 | 12.01 | 55.86 (32.53) | 66 |
9 years | 99 | 1.91 | 6.98 | 6.01 | 14.79 (6.02) | 4.38 | 33.98 | 14.18 | 52.55 (25.79) | 76 |
12 years | 396 | 1.93 | 5.53 | 7.49 | 14.78 (5.39) | 3.95 | 27.00 | 17.80 | 48.75 (23.41) | 80 |
> 12 years | 539 | 1.26 | 4.12 | 7.88 | 13.13 (5.66) | 2.22 | 20.12 | 17.94 | 40.28 (22.19) | 86 |
*ANOVA, p < 0.001 | ||||||||||
Monthly income | ||||||||||
≤ 590 € | 127 | 2.24 | 5.91 | 6.72 | 14.65 (5.89) | 5.26 | 28.46 | 15.57 | 49.29 (26.83) | 78 |
591-1760 € | 772 | 1.65 | 5.28 | 7.61 | 14.41 (5.67) | 3.21 | 25.79 | 17.95 | 46.95 (23.49) | 82 |
≥ 1761 € | 64 | 1.28 | 3.72 | 8.31 | 13.16 (4.70) | 2.22 | 18.00 | 19.91 | 40.13 (19.16) | 87 |
*ANOVA, p < 0.05 | ||||||||||
Total | 1184 | 1.70 | 5.22 | 7.28 | 14.06 (5.84) | 3.44 | 25.45 | 16.88 | 45.78 (24.90) | 81 |