Table 1 Study population characteristics (n = 5473), all participants of the third Chilean National health survey (ENS 2016–2017)
Main variables | Total (n = 5473) | Men (n = 2003) | Women (n = 3470) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean/SE)Age (mean/SE) | 43.2 (0.4) | 42.5 (0.7) | 43.9 (0.5) |
Number of teeth (median, SE) | 20.8 (0.2) | 21.5 (0.3) | 20.2 (0.2) |
Upper anterior tooth loss (%) (CI 95%) | 40.7 (39.4–42.0) | 36.8 (34.8–39.0) | 42.8 (41.2–44.5) |
Lower anterior tooth loss. (%) (CI 95%) | 27.5 (26.3–28.7) | 24.7 (22.9–26.7) | 29.0 (27.5–30.6) |
Educational level (%) (CI 95%) | |||
Low | 24.3 (23.1–25.4) | 20.6 (18.9–22.4) | 26.3 (21.6–30.9) |
Medium | 53.8 (52.5–55.2) | 55.2 (53.0-57.4) | 53.2 (51.4–54.7) |
High | 21.9 (20.8–22.9) | 24.2 (22.2–26.0) | 20.5 (19.2–21.9) |
Area (%) (CI 95%) | |||
Urban | 84.1 (83.1–85.1) | 85.5 (84.0-87.1) | 83.3 (82.0-84.5) |
Rural | 15.9 (14.9–16.9) | 14.5 (12.9–16.0) | 16.7 (15.5–18.0) |