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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for study samples (weighted estimates)

From: Equity in children’s dental caries before and after cessation of community water fluoridation: differential impact by dental insurance status and geographic material deprivation

Variable

Calgary 2009/10:

Calgary 2013/14:

Mean or % (95 % CI), n

Mean or % (95 % CI), n

Dental caries summary measures

Mean number of decayed, extracted, or filled primary teeth (deft)

2.22 (1.87 to 2.57), n = 557

2.69 (2.52 to 2.86), n = 3230

Mean number of deft among those with deft > 0

4.22 (3.85 to 4.58), n = 284

4.73 (4.52 to 4.94), n = 1835

Mean number of decayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth (DMFT)

0.19 (0.11 to 0.27), n = 551

0.12 (0.10 to 0.14), n = 3182

Mean DMFT among those with DMFT > 0

1.85 (1.61 to 2.09), n = 56

1.52 (1.41 to 1.63), n = 254

Percent with 2 or more teeth with untreated decay (primary or permanent)

10 % (8 % to 13 %), n = 551

14 % (12 % to 15 %), n = 3182

Socio-economic variables

Percent with no dental insurance

21 % (17 % to 25 %), n = 528

17 % (15 % to 19 %), n = 3164

Small area material deprivation (Pampalon index)a

Percent within Category 1 (least deprived)

39 % (27 % to 52 %)

34 % (29 % to 40 %)

Percent within Category 2

18 % (12 % to 27 %)

23 % (18 % to 28 %)

Percent within Category 3

16 % (11 % to 23 %)

15 % (11 % to 19 %)

Percent within Category 4

9 % (6 % to 12 %)

11 % (9 % to 13 %)

Percent within Category 5 (most deprived)

19 % (10 % to 31 %)

18 % (14 % to 23 %)

n = 511

n = 2980

  1. aPampalon material deprivation categories are based on quintiles that apply to the whole province of Alberta. Category 1 = least deprived, 5 = most deprived.