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Table 7 Specific racial/ethnic disparities in the medical and oral health and healthcare of US children which were new, worsened, improved, or eliminated between 2003 to 2007

From: Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in medical and oral health, access to care, and use of services in US children: has anything changed over the years?

Racial/ethnic minority group

New disparity in 2007 which did not exist in 2003

Disparity significantly worsened between 2003-2007

Disparity significantly improved between 2003-2007

Disparity eliminated between 2003-2007

Latino

· Teeth condition

· Health status

· No specialty care in past year

 

· Sporadic insurance

 

· No physician visit in past year

   

· No routine dental visit in past year

African-American

· Digestive allergies

· Speech problem

· Uninsured

  

· No physician visit in past year

· Problems getting specialty care

  

· No routine preventive dental visit in past year

   

· Did not receive all needed dental care in past year

Asian/Pacific Islander

· Problems getting specialty care

· No physician visit in past year

American Indian/Alaska Native

· Teeth condition

· No specialty care in past year

· Overweight

· Behavior problems

  

· Has limited abilities

· Needs/gets special therapy

   

· Asthma

   

· Hearing/vision problems

   

· Skin allergies

   

· No physician visit in past year

   

· No routine dental visit in past year

   

· Did not receive all needed medical care

Multiracial

· Overweight

· Did not receive all needed dental care

· Teeth condition

· ADHD

  

· Has limited abilities

· Depression/anxiety

  

· Digestive allergies

· PCP never/sometimes spends enough time with you

  

· Uninsured

  

· Sporadic insurance

· Problems getting specialty care

  

· No physician visit in past year

   

· No routine dental visit in past year

   

· Did not receive all needed medical care

TOTAL

10

3

2

26