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Racial inequities in tooth loss among older Brazilian adults: A decomposition analysis by Rafael Aiello Bomfim; Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider; Fabiola Bof Andrade; Maria Fernanda Lima‐Costa; Vanessa Pereira Corrêa; Paulo Frazão; Richard Geddie Watt; João Luiz Bastos; Cesar Oliveira is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Objective: To determine the extent to which racial inequities in tooth loss and functional dentition are explained by individual socioeconomic status, smoking status and frequency/reason for the use of dental services. ## Methods: Data came from the brazilian longitudinal study of ageing, a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling people aged 50 years and over. tooth loss and functional dentition (ie 20+ natural teeth) were the outcomes. the main explanatory variable was self-classified race. covariates included dental visits in the past 12 months, dental visits for check-ups only, smoking status, self-reported chronic conditions, depression and cognitive function. logistic regression and blinder-oaxaca decomposition analysis were used to estimate the share of each factor in race-related tooth loss inequities. ## Results: The analytical sample comprised of 7126 respondents. while the prevalence of functional dentition in white brazilians was 37% (95% ci: 33.5;40.9), it was 29% (95% ci: 26.4;31.6) among browns and 30% (95% ci: 25.1;35.4) among blacks. the average number of lost teeth among whites, browns and blacks were 18.7 (95% ci: 17.8;19.6), 20.4 (95% ci: 19.7;2
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- Author
- Rafael Aiello Bomfim; Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider; Fabiola Bof Andrade; Maria Fernanda Lima‐Costa; Vanessa Pereira Corrêa; Paulo Frazão; Richard Geddie Watt; João Luiz Bastos; Cesar Oliveira
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0301-5661)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Dentistry (Health Sciences)