Racial/ethnic variations in associations between socioeconomic factors and tooth loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the associations between socioeconomic factors and tooth loss among White, Black, and Mexican-American people.

Methods

Analyses were conducted on 16,821 adults, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III. Age- and multivariate-adjusted negative binomial regressions were used to explore the relation of socioeconomic factors, region of residence, gender, and foreign birth with the number of missing teeth. Effect modification by race/ethnicity was assessed by the inclusion of interaction terms.

Results

In multivariate-adjusted analyses, non-Hispanic White people with 9-12 years of education exhibited 71% higher mean number of missing teeth than those with >12 years of education [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.71, 95% co

SUBMITTER: Jimenez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2758161 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature