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Table 2 Need-based factors and self-reported general health status in association with dental service utilization

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with dental service utilization among early elderly in Lithuania

Independent variables

n (%)

Dental visit in the last year

p values*

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

Self-reported status of teeth

   

0.077

 Good

45 (12.2)

27 (11.7)

17 (15.6)

 Average

153 (41.4)

95 (41.3)

55 (50.5)

 Poor

145 (39.2)

108 (47.0)

37 (33.9)

 Missing

27 (7.3)

  

Experienced pain/discomfort in teeth or mouth in the last year

 

< 0.001

 Yes

214 (57.8)

159 (68.5)

54 (45.8)

 No/do not know

144 (38.9)

73 (31.5)

64 (54.2)

 Missing

12 (3.2)

  

Self-reported dry mouth

   

0.332

 No

261 (70.5)

164 (68.6)

90 (73.8)

 Yes

109 (29.5)

75 (31.4)

32 (26.2)

Number of missing teeth

n (%)

mean (sd)

mean (sd)

 
 

15.1 (8.6)

14.2 (7.7)

16.6 (9.8)

0.051

Dental treatment need

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

0.008

 No

32 (8.6)

13 (5.4)

17 (13.9)

 Yes

338 (91.4)

226 (94.6)

105 (86.1)

Self-reported systemic diseases

   

0.889

 No

72 (19.5)

46 (21.0)

26 (22.0)

 Yes

269 (72.7)

173 (79.0)

92 (78.0)

 Missing

29 (7.8)

  

Self-reported regular medications

  

1.000

 No

76 (20.5)

50 (22.0)

26 (22.2)

 Yes

271 (73.2)

177 (78.0)

91 (77.8)

 Missing

23 (6.2)

  
  1. Total numbers across categories of the variable “Dental visit” differ due to missing data
  2. sd standard deviation
  3. *p-values were calculated using Chi-square test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U for the variable “number of missing teeth”