biostudies-literatureUnknown6(6)Choi SE<h4>Importance</h4>While large oral health disparities remain by race and ethnicity among children, the associations of race, ethnicity, and mediating factors with oral health outcomes are poorly characterized. Identifying the pathways that explain these disparities would be critical to inform policies to effectively reduce them.<h4>Objective</h4>To measure racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of developing tooth decay and quantify relative contributions of factors mediating the observed disparities among US children.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This retrospective cohort study used electronic health records of US children from 2014 to 2020 to measure racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of tooth decay. Elastic net regularization was used to select variables to be incJAMA network opene2318425https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10273024biostudies-literatureAnalysis of Race and Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors, and Tooth Decay Among US Children.PMC10273024Mertz ENormand SLChoi SEWhite JfalseAnalysis of Race and Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors, and Tooth Decay Among US Children.<h4>Importance</h4>While large oral health disparities remain by race and ethnicity among children, the associations of race, ethnicity, and mediating factors with oral health outcomes are poorly characterized. Identifying the pathways that explain these disparities would be critical to inform policies to effectively reduce them.<h4>Objective</h4>To measure racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of developing tooth decay and quantify relative contributions of factors mediating the observed disparities among US children.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This retrospective cohort study used electronic health records of US children from 2014 to 2020 to measure racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of tooth decay. Elastic net regularization was used to select variables to be inc2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jun2025-04-22T02:00:01.597Z2025-04-05T20:12:09.427ZS-EPMC102730243731880710.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18425