Socioeconomic position and subjective oral health: findings for the adult population in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to assess socioeconomic inequalities in subjective measures of oral health in a national sample of adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Methods

We analysed data from the 2009 Adult Dental Health Survey for 8,765 adults aged 21 years and over. We examined inequalities in three oral health measures: self-rated oral health, Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), and Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP). Educational attainment, occupational social class and household income were included as socioeconomic position (SEP) indicators. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted and from the regression coefficients, predictive margins and conditional marginal effects were estimated to compare predicted probabilities of

SUBMITTER: Guarnizo-Herreno CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4137102 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature