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Table 3 Relative and absolute measures of socioeconomic inequality in oral health by ethnic groups

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in adult oral health across different ethnic groups in England

 

RIIa

[95% CI]

SIIa

[95% CI]

Edentulousness

 White British

11.79

[9.76 to 14.24]d

24.06

[22.79 to 25.32]d

 Irish

9.92

[5.16 to 19.07]d

22.03

[17.31 to 26.74]d

 Black Caribbean

3.89

[1.32 to 11.45]b

17.30

[12.29 to 22.31]d

 Indian

2.49

[0.52 to 11.93]

6.14

[2.48 to 9.81]c

 Pakistani

2.64

[0.59 to 11.78]

3.58

[0.31 to 6.85]b

 Bangladeshi

6.76

[1.32 to 14.74]b

4.64

[2.41 to 6.87]d

 Chinese

8.52

[0.91 to 79.63]

7.83

[3.72 to 11.93]d

 Toothache

 White British

1.29

[1.17 to 1.43]d

5.74

[3.64 to 7.83]d

 Irish

1.44

[1.03 to 2.00]b

9.76

[1.48 to 18.05]b

 Black Caribbean

1.13

[0.80 to 1.58]

3.63

[−6.41 to 13.68]

 Indian

0.85

[0.59 to 1.22]

−3.84

[−13.00 to 5.32]

 Pakistani

0.81

[0.57 to 1.16]

−5.34

[−14.92 to 4.24]

 Bangladeshi

0.98

[0.54 to 1.79]

−0.04

[−12.26 to 12.18]

 Chinese

1.09

[0.63 to 1.89]

2.23

[−9.51 to 13.97]

  1. RII relative index of inequality, SII slope index of inequality
  2. a Estimates were adjusted for participants’ sex, continuous age and dummy variables for survey years
  3. bp < 0.05; cp < 0.01, dp < 0.001