Area-level income inequality and oral health among Australian adults-A population-based multilevel study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A lack of evidence exists on the association between area-level income inequality and oral health within Australia. This study examined associations between area-level income inequality and oral health outcomes (inadequate dentition (<21 teeth) and poor self-rated oral health) among Australian adults. Variations in the association between area-level income inequality and oral health outcomes according to area-level mean income were also assessed. Finally, household-income gradients in oral health outcomes according to area-level income inequality were compared.

Methods

For the analyses, data on Australian dentate adults (n = 5,165 nested in 435 Local Government Areas (LGAs)) was obtained from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey-2013. Multilevel multivar

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5783384 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature