Urban | Rural | ||
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Variables | Categories (Code) | % (n) | % (n) |
Age (years) | 50–59 (1) | 50.3 (257) | 37.9 (197) |
60–69 (2) | 28.8 (147) | 30.0 (156) | |
70+ (3) | 20.9 (107) | 32.1 (167)* | |
Gender | Male (1) | 42.7 (218) | 50.0 (260) |
Female (2) | 57.3 (293) | 50.0 (260)* | |
Wealth index | 1st quartile-least poor | 45.4 (232) | 4.4 (23) |
2nd quartile | 40.1 (205) | 8.8 (46) | |
3rd quartile | 11.2 (57) | 35.0 (182) | |
4th quartile – poorest | 3.3 (17) | 51.7 (269)* | |
Number of decayed teeth | 0–1 (0) | 54.0 (276) | 44.6 (232) |
2–22 (1) | 46.0 (235) | 55.4 (288)* | |
Posterior occluding units, | 10 POU (1) | 12.1 (62) | 22.7 (118) |
0–9 POU (2) | 87.9 (449) | 77.3 (402)* | |
Mobile teeth | 0–1 (1) | 83.8 (428) | 77.3 (402) |
2–25 (2) | 16.2 (83) | 22.7 (118)* | |
Self-reported oral health status | Good (1) | 74.4 (380) | 54.4 (283) |
Bad (2) | 25.6 (131) | 45.6 (237)* | |
Chewing ability | All foods (1) | 74.8 (382) | 63.7 (331) |
Soft/mashed only (2) | 25.2 (129) | 36.3 (189)* | |
Number of missing teeth | 0–10 (1) | 83.2 (425) | 82.2 (427) |
11–19 (2) | 11.9 (61) | 12.3 (64) | |
20+ (3) | 4.9 (25) | 5.6 (29) |