Table 2 Characteristics of children with DD stratified by parent’s reported oral health needs status, n = 6501
From: Oral health needs of U.S. children with developmental disorders: a population-based study
All % (weighted) | With oral health needs 18.3% (weighted) | Without oral health needs 81.5% (weighted) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics of child | ||||
Sex of child | .229 | |||
Male | 64.1 | 67.1 | 63.4 | |
Female | 35.9 | 32.9 | 36.6 | |
Age of Child | .000 | |||
< 6 years old (primary dentition) | 16.4 | 11.3 | 17.7 | |
6–12 years old (transitional dentition) | 49.9 | 60.6 | 47.2 | |
13–17 years old (permanent dentition) | 33.7 | 28.1 | 35.2 | |
Race of child | .603 | |||
White | 53.1 | 50.9 | 53.7 | |
African American or Black | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 | |
Hispanics | 23.3 | 26.5 | 22.5 | |
Asian | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | |
Other | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | |
Primary language | .122 | |||
English | 91.8 | 88.6 | 92.6 | |
Non-English | 8.2 | 11.4 | 7.4 | |
Family/ Household Characteristics | ||||
Guardian education | .000 | |||
Less than high school or high school | 30.5 | 39.5 | 28.2 | |
Some college or more | 69.5 | 60.5 | 71.8 | |
Family Structure | .151 | |||
Two parents | 74.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | |
Single mother | 22.7 | 26.4 | 21.7 | |
Other | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | |
Federal Poverty/income level | .000 | |||
0–99% federal poverty level | 20.9 | 31.0 | 18.4 | |
100%–199% federal poverty level | 23.7 | 26.8 | 22.9 | |
200%–399% federal poverty level | 26.5 | 23.1 | 27.4 | |
400% federal poverty level or above | 28.8 | 19.1 | 31.3 | |
Residence | .008 | |||
Metro | 73.7 | 70.2 | 74.6 | |
Non-Metro | 11.5 | 15.6 | 10.5 | |
Non-disclosed | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.9 | |
Census Bureau Regions | .389 | |||
Northeast | 16.0 | 14.4 | 16.5 | |
Midwest | 20.7 | 19.0 | 21.1 | |
South | 40.4 | 40.5 | 40.4 | |
West | 22.8 | 26.1 | 22.0 | |
Any Dental Visit | 86.1 | 86.9 | 85.9 | .643 |
Preventive dental visit | 96.8 | 96.9 | 96.7 | .866 |
Disability extent | .001 | |||
Never | 58.5 | 48.9 | 61.0 | |
Very little | 11.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 | |
Somewhat | 21.2 | 25.0 | 20.2 | |
A great deal | 8.5 | 12.5 | 7.4 | |
Health Insurance Coverage (Past 12 months) | .001 | |||
Insured | 91.4 | 86.6 | 92.7 | |
Uninsured | 8.6 | 13.4 | 7.3 | |
Health insurance Type | .000 | |||
Private | 51.0 | 38.1 | 54.3 | |
Public | 36.8 | 46.3 | 34.4 | |
Public and private | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.1 | |
Not insured | 5.6 | 7.6 | 5.2 | |