Table 2 Associations between CALDa= and low income characteristics among Australian adults across time, NSAOH 2004-06 and NSAOH 2017-18, weighted estimates
NSAOH 2004-06 (N = 14,123) | NSAOH 2017-18 (N = 15,731) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | No CALD, no low income | CALD, no low income | No CALD, low income | CALD, low income | Total sample | No CALD, no low income | CALD, no low income | No CALD, low income | CALD, low income | |
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
Total | 100.0 | 39.5 (38.2–40.7) | 4.1 (3.5–4.6) | 49.7 (48.4–50.9) | 6.8 (6.2–7.4) | 100.0 | 52.2 (50.8–53.6) | 10.1 (9.1–11.0) | 30.9 (29.7–32.1) | 6.8 (6.0-7.7) |
Age group (years) | ||||||||||
15 to 34 | 34.8 (33.7–35.9) | 48.5 (46.0-51.1) | 4.9 (3.7–6.1) | 40.1 (37.6–42.6) | 6.4 (5.2–7.7) | 34.5 (33.5–35.6) | 62.2 (59.7–64.7) | 10.2 (8.6–11.9) | 23.7 (21.5–25.8) | 3.9 (2.8-5.0) |
35 to 54 | 35.5 (34.5–36.5) | 49.1 (47.2–50.9) | 5.1 (4.2–5.9) | 39.9 (38.1–41.7) | 6.0 (5.1–6.9) | 32.6 (31.5–33.6) | 60.9 (58.5–63.3) | 15.3 (13.4–17.2) | 17.9 (16.1–19.7) | 5.9 (4.4–7.4) |
55 + years | 29.7 (28.8–30.6) | 16.8 (15.3–18.4) | 1.9 (1.3–2.5) | 73.0 (71.3–74.2) | 8.3 (7.2–9.3) | 32.9 (31.9–33.8) | 32.2 (30.4–34.0) | 4.3 (3.2–5.4) | 52.6 (50.5–54.6) | 10.9 (9.2–12.6) |
Sex | ||||||||||
Male | 49.4 (48.3–50.4) | 43.1 (41.1–45.0) | 4.5 (3.6–5.4) | 46.1 (44.2–48.1) | 6.3 (5.4–7.3) | 49.2 (48.1–50.3) | 55.2 (53.1–57.2) | 11.5 (10.1–12.9) | 26.5 (24.8–28.2) | 6.8 (5.7-8.0) |
Female | 50.6 (49.6–51.7) | 35.9 (34.3–37.4) | 3.6 (3.0-4.3) | 53.2 (51.6–54.7) | 7.3 (6.5–8.1) | 50.8 (49.7–51.9) | 49.2 (47.4–51.0) | 8.6 (7.3–9.9) | 35.4 (33.7–37.1) | 6.8 (5.6-8.0) |
Residential location | ||||||||||
Regional/remote | 33.1 (32.1–34.1) | 33.2 (31.2–35.2) | 0.9 (0.5–1.2) | 64.1 (62.1–66.1) | 1.9 (1.4–2.4) | 28.2 (27.3–29.1) | 54.2 (52.1–56.3) | 2.1 (1.6–2.6) | 41.9 (39.8–44.0) | 1.8 (1.2–2.4) |
Major city | 66.9 (65.9–67.9) | 42.9 (41.3–44.5) | 5.8 (5.0-6.6) | 41.7 (40.2–43.2) | 9.6 (8.6–10.5) | 71.8 (70.9–72.7) | 51.2 (49.5–53.0) | 13.9 (12.6–15.2) | 25.6 (24.2–27.1) | 9.2 (8.0-10.4) |
Last dental visit | ||||||||||
12 + months ago | 40.6 (39.6–41.7) | 34.6 (32.6–36.5) | 3.2 (2.5-4.0) | 55.4 (53.4–57.3) | 6.8 (5.8–7.8) | 43.6 (42.5–44.7) | 47.6 (45.6–49.6) | 10.1 (8.6–11.5) | 34.0 (32.2–35.9) | 8.3 (6.9–9.7) |
<12 months ago | 59.4 (58.3–60.4) | 43.0 (41.3–44.6) | 4.7 (3.9–5.4) | 45.5 (44.0-47.1) | 6.8 (6.0-7.6) | 56.4 (55.3–57.5) | 56.0 (54.2–57.9) | 10.1 (8.8–11.3) | 28.3 (26.7–29.9) | 5.6 (4.6–6.6) |
Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |
Mean number missing teeth | 6.9 (6.8–7.1) | 3.9 (3.7-4.0) | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 9.8 (9.5–10.1) | 7.4 (6.6–8.1) | 6.2 (6.1–6.3) | 4.3 (4.2–4.5) | 3.6 (3.3-4.0) | 9.7 (9.4–10.0) | 8.8 (7.9–9.8) |