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Table 1 Description of the independent variables studied in adolescents of São Paulo State (n = 5402)

From: Social vulnerability and factors associated with oral impact on daily performance among adolescents

Variable

n

% (IC95%)

PSVI

 Low

3704

71.3 (61.5; 79.5)

 Medium

1521

23.8 (16.9; 32.4)

 High

177

4.9 (1.4; 15.5)

Gender

 Male

2362

43.4 (40; 46.8)

 Female

3040

56.6 (53.2; 60)

Skin color

 White

3213

60.2 (55.4; 64.8)

 Black

401

7.6 (6.5; 8.9)

 Brown

1788

32.2 (27.8; 37)

Age

 15

1616

28 (25.3; 31)

 16

1016

19.1 (17.4; 20.9)

 17

908

16 (14.2; 17.9)

 18

863

16.8 (15.1; 18.7)

 19

999

20 (17.5; 22.7)

Household income

 Up to 1.500

1909

46.1 (42.1; 50.2)

 Over 1.500

2473

53.9 (49.8; 57.9)

Untreated caries lesions

 None

3149

57.3 (51.7; 62.7)

 At least one

2253

42.7 (37.3; 48.3)

Tooth loss

 None

4694

87.4 (85.1; 89.3)

 More than a tooth loss

708

12.6 (10.7; 14.9)

Toothache

 Yes

3996

72.7 (70; 75.2)

 No

1382

27.3 (24.8; 30)

Maxillary Overjet

 Normal

3250

65.1 (60.6; 69.3)

 Moderate

2013

32.6 (28.6; 36.9)

 Severe

139

2.3 (1.7; 3.1)

Cross Bite

 Absence

5092

94.2 (91.0; 95.9)

 Presence

310

5.8 (4.1; 8.2)

Open Bite

 Mild

4982

92.5 (89.7; 94.6)

 Moderate

329

6 (4.3; 8.2)

 Severe

91

1.5 (0.8; 2.8)

Presence of bleeding

 Yes

1668

32.7 (27.1; 38.8)

 No

3734

67.3 (61.2; 72.9)

Presence of calculus

 Yes

1595

31.4 (25.5; 37.9)

 No

3807

68.6 (62.1; 74.5)

  1. PSVI Paulista social vulnerability index