A population-based study of edentulism in the US: does depression and rural residency matter after controlling for potential confounders?

Table 2 Description of study population 2006 BRFSS (weighted n = 122671734)

Variable	Factor	% of study population
Gender	Male	37.7
Gender	Female	62.3
Self-Defined Health Status	Fair To Poor	18.4
Self-Defined Health Status	Good To Excellent	81.6
Heavy Drinker	Heavy Drinker	4.7
Heavy Drinker	Not A Heavy Drinker	95.3
Smoking Status	Current Smoker	18.6
Smoking Status	Non-Smoker	81.4
Age	<65 Years	74.8
Age	> = 65 Years	25.2
Race/Ethnicity	Caucasian	77.4
	African American	8.4
	Hispanic	9.2
	Other/Multiracial	5.0
Marital Status	Not Married/Living With Partner	42.5
Marital Status	Married/ Living With Partner	57.5
Children At Home	No Child At Home	66.4
Children At Home	At Least One Child At Home	33.6
Employment	Employed	55.8
	Unemployed	4.2
	Not Working By Choice	33.9
	Unable To Work	6.1
Feel Emotionally Supported	Rarely To Never	8.8
Feel Emotionally Supported	Sometimes To Always	91.2
Geographic Locale	Rural	21.3
Geographic Locale	Non-Rural	78.7
Health Service Deficits	At Least One HSD	42.4
Health Service Deficits	No HSD	57.6
Socioeconomic Status	Low	27.3
	Mid-Range	48.3
	High	24.4
Phq-8 Depression	Currently Depressed	9.2
Phq-8 Depression	Not Currently Depressed	90.8
Chronic Disease Index	At Least One Chronic Disease	14.0
Chronic Disease Index	No Chronic Disease	86.0
Edentulism	All Teeth Removed	14.3
	Partial Teeth Removed	48.8
	No Teeth Removed	36.9

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