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Table 1 Study sample characteristics— adults ages 30 – 64 years

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in dental health among middle-aged adults and the role of behavioral and psychosocial factors: evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey

  

n

% (CI 95%)

Sex

 

Male

7,004

50.1 (49.0–51.2)

 

Female

10,598

49.9 (48.8–51.0)

Marital Status

 

Single

3,373

19.8 (18.9–20.8)

 

Married

12,139

71.4 (70.4–72.4)

 

Separated/Divorced

1,365

6.0 (5.6–6.5)

 

Widowed/Widower

676

2.3 (2.0–2.5)

 

Missing

49

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

Area of Residence

 

Urban

13,116

79.0 (77.6–80.2)

 

Semi-urban

3,192

15.5 (14.1–17.0)

 

Rural

1, 294

5.6 (4.7–6.6)

Level of education

 

No formal education

1,097

5.9 (5.4–6.5)

 

Primary

5,851

31.6 (30.5–32.9)

 

Secondary

7,209

41.4 (40.2–42.6)

 

University

3,356

20.1 (18.9–21.2)

 

Missing

89

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

Equivalent net income

 

Quartile 1

3,473

21.6 (20.5–22.8)

 

Quartile 2

3,656

20.1 (19.2–21.0)

 

Quartile 3

5,000

25.8 (24.8–26.9)

 

Quartile 4 (highest)

3,548

18.3 (17.3–19.3)

 

Missing

1,925

14.2 (12.9–15.5)

Occupational class

 

I (highest)

1,886

11.3 (10.5–12.2)

 

II

1,921

10.8 (10.1–11.5)

 

III

4,349

23.6 (22.7–24.5)

 

IV

7,064

39.9 (38.7–41.0)

 

V

2,122

12.5 (11.8–13.4)

 

Missing

260

1.9 (1.6–2.3)

Self-reported dental problemsa

 

<four dental problems

15,700

87.4 (86.6–88.3)

 

≥four dental problems

1,655

9.9 (9.3–10.6)

 

Missing

247

2.6 (2.1–3.3)

Dental visits in the last 12 months

 

Yes

7,424

40.4 (39.4–41.5)

 

No

10,178

59.6 (58.5–60.6)

Smoking

 

Never

7,782

42.7 (41.6–43.7)

 

Former

4,056

23.3 (22.4–24.2)

 

Current

5,764

34.1 (33.1–35.1)

Frequency of sweet consumption per week

 

Less than three times

9,282

52.7 (51.5–53.9)

 

Three times or more

2,102

12.0 (11.3–12.8)

 

Daily

5,904

31.8 (30.6–33.0)

 

Missing

314

3.5 (2.8–4.2)

Frequency of sweet beverage consumption per week

 

Less than three times

13,790

73.5 (72.4–74.7)

 

Three times or more

1,200

7.7 (7.1–8.3)

 

Daily

2,290

15.3 (14.4–16.2)

 

Missing

322

3.5 (2.9–4.3)

Frequency of toothbrushing

 

At least twice a day

12, 216

65.8 (64.6–67.0)

 

Once a day

3,713

22.6 (21.6–23.5)

 

Less than once a day

1,376

8.9 (8.3–9.6)

 

Missing

297

2.7 (2.2–3.3)

Psychological distress

 

Good

14,306

79.3 (78.1–80.5)

 

Fair

1,817

9.6 (9.0–10.2)

 

Poor

798

4.3 (3.9–4.7)

 

Missing

681

6.9 (5.9–8.1)

Social support

 

Good

14,516

79.7 (78.5–80.9)

 

Fair

2,087

11.8 (11.0–12.6)

 

Poor

209

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

 

Missing

790

7.5 (6.6–8.6)

Family function

 

Good

15,858

88.8 (87.8–89.7)

 

Fair

901

4.6 (4.2–5.1)

 

Poor

265

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

 

Missing

578

5.4 (4.6–6.4)

Work-related stress

 

Low

3,372

19.3 (18.5–20.2)

 

Moderate

5,090

29.9 (28.9–30.9)

 

High

2,527

15.0 (14.2–15.8)

 

Missing

6,613

35.8 (34.7–36.9)

Job satisfaction

 

High

4,703

26.3 (25.4–27.3)

 

Moderate

4,755

28.5 (27.5–29.5)

 

Low

1,537

9.4 (8.8–10.1)

 

Missing

6,607

35.7 (34.6–36.8)

  1. aBased on self-reported dental problems: ‘Presence of tooth decay’ (30.7%, CI =29.7–31.8), ‘Missing tooth’ (76.7%, CI = 75.6–77.8), ‘Gum bleeding’ (22.6%, CI = 21.6–23.5), ‘Tooth mobility’ (7.8%, CI = 7.2–8.3), and ‘Missing tooth with no prosthetic replacement’ (56%, CI = 54.8–57.2)