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Table 1 Distribution of participants before and after propensity-score matching

From: The effects of orthodontic treatment on personal dental expenditures in South Korea: a follow-up study using Korean health panel survey

Variables

OT group

Non–OT group

Before and after matching

(n = 218)

Before

matching

(n = 7902)

After

matching

(n = 654)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Male

50 (22.9)

3569 (45.2)

165 (25.2)

 Female

168 (77.1)

4333 (54.8)

489 (74.8)

Age (years)

 19–24

109 (50.0)

530 ( 6.7)

313 (47.9)

 25–29

51 (23.4)

385 ( 4.9)

174 (26.6)

 30–34

27 (12.4)

432 ( 5.5)

80 (12.2)

 35–39

9 ( 4.1)

643 ( 8.1)

24 ( 3.7)

 40–44

10 ( 4.6)

815 (10.3)

29 ( 4.4)

 45–49

7 ( 3.2)

825 (10.4)

22 ( 3.4)

 50–54

4 ( 1.8)

791 (10.0)

9 ( 1.4)

 55–59

0 ( 0.0)

797 (10.1)

0 ( 0.0)

 60–64

0 ( 0.0)

691 ( 8.7)

0 ( 0.0)

 ≥65

1 ( 0.5)

1993 (25.2)

3 ( 0.5)

Follow-up period (years)

 2

37 (17.0)

873 (11.0)

93 (14.2)

 3

38 (17.4)

1420 (18.0)

137 (20.9)

 4

34 (15.6)

744 ( 9.4)

97 (14.8)

 5

30 (13.8)

758 ( 9.6)

84 (12.8)

 6

29 (13.3)

1025 (13.0)

81 (12.4)

 7

32 (14.7)

1320 (16.7)

107 (16.4)

 8

18 ( 8.3)

1762 (22.3)

55 ( 8.4)

Education level

 ≤ Elementary school

1 ( 0.5)

1662 (21.0)

3 ( 0.5)

 Middle and high school

41 (18.8)

3476 (44.0)

128 (19.6)

 ≥ College

176 (80.7)

2764 (35.0)

523 (80.0)

Health insurance

 Work

158 (72.5)

5382 (68.1)

474 (72.5)

 Region

58 (26.6)

2153 (27.2)

173 (26.5)

 Medical aid

1 ( 0.5)

292 ( 3.7)

5 ( 0.8)

 Others

1 ( 0.5)

75 ( 0.9)

2 ( 0.3)

Employment

 No/do not know

127 (58.3)

3256 (41.2)

378 (57.8)

 Yes

91 (41.7)

4646 (58.8)

276 (42.2)

Equivalent income level

 Q1 (lowest)

11 ( 5.0)

1613 (20.4)

38 ( 5.8)

 Q2

34 (15.6)

1590 (20.1)

97 (14.8)

 Q3

36 (16.5)

1588 (20.1)

115 (17.6)

 Q4

69 (31.7)

1555 (19.7)

205 (31.3)

 Q5 (highest)

68 (31.2)

1556 (19.7)

199 (30.4)

Marital status

 No

171 (78.4)

2154 (27.3)

512 (78.3)

 Yes

47 (21.6)

5748 (72.7)

142 (21.7)

Private insurance

 No

50 (22.9)

2380 (30.1)

146 (22.3)

 Yes

168 (77.1)

5522 (69.9)

508 (77.7)

  1. OT Orthodontic treatment, Non-OT Non-orthodontic treatment
  2. Q1 First quintile (lowest), Q2 Second quintile, Q3 Third quintile, Q4 Fourth quintile, Q5 Fifth quintile (highest)