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Mean DAS scores by sociodemographic and dental service-use characteristics |
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| variables |
Items |
Description |
DAS score |
DAS score/variables |
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| N |
% |
Mean |
SD |
p values |
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| site |
countryside |
451 |
17 |
8.4 |
3.4 |
p < 0.01 |
| city > 100,000 inhabitants |
792 |
29 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
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| city < 100,000 inhabitants |
939 |
34 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
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| Paris |
420 |
15 |
8.6 |
3.8 |
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| overseas territories |
123 |
5 |
9.3 |
4.1 |
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| age (years) |
15–19 |
99 |
4 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
p < 0.001 |
| 20–24 |
190 |
7 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
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| 25–54 |
1425 |
52 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
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| 55–59 |
327 |
12 |
7.7 |
3.3 |
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| 60–64 |
220 |
8 |
7.9 |
3.3 |
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| 65–74 |
284 |
10 |
7.7 |
3.1 |
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| 75–84 |
134 |
5 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
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| 85 and more |
46 |
2 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
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| number of dental appointments |
more than 50 |
464 |
21 |
7.9 |
3.3 |
p < 0.01 |
| 20–50 |
1509 |
68 |
8.6 |
3.5 |
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| oct-20 |
131 |
6 |
9.7 |
3.8 |
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| 01-oct |
59 |
3 |
9.0 |
4.4 |
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| never |
31 |
2 |
10.1 |
4.5 |
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| last dental appointment (no. of years) |
more than 10 |
45 |
2 |
10.2 |
5.0 |
p < 0.001 |
| 05-oct |
274 |
10 |
8.9 |
3.7 |
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| 03-mai |
531 |
19 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
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| 01-mars |
1024 |
38 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
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| within the year |
851 |
31 |
8.1 |
3.5 |
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| occupational category |
farmers |
95 |
3 |
9.0 |
4.2 |
p < 0.001 |
| manual workers |
152 |
6 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
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| technicians |
840 |
31 |
7.8 |
3.2 |
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| employees |
604 |
22 |
8.7 |
3.7 |
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| shopkeepers |
246 |
9 |
8.4 |
3.6 |
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| executives |
358 |
13 |
9.0 |
3.7 |
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| retired |
430 |
16 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
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| avoidance of care |
yes |
527 |
19 |
11.9 |
3.9 |
P < 0.001 |
| no |
2 198 |
81 |
7.4 |
2.8 |
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| cancellation of dental appointments |
yes |
199 |
7 |
12.9 |
4.3 |
p < 0.001 |
| no |
2 526 |
93 |
7.9 |
3.1 |
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Nicolas et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:12 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-12 |
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