Socioeconomic inequalities in adult oral health across different ethnic groups in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic inequalities in oral health among British adults remain largely unexplored. This study explored the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in explaining ethnic inequalities in oral health; and the consistency of socioeconomic inequalities in oral health across ethnic groups.

Methods

Data from 45,599 adults, aged 16 years and over, who participated in the Health Survey for England were pooled across 5 years. The seven ethnic groups included were White British, Irish, Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese. Edentulousness and toothache were the outcome measures. A composite measure of SEP was developed based on education, social class, income and economic activity using confirmatory factor analysis. Ethnic inequalities in oral health were a

SUBMITTER: Delgado-Angulo EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature