Table. 2.

Table. 2.

Unmet dental care according to general and health-related characteristics

Variable Division Total Unmet dental care χ2 (p-value)
Sex Male 87,561 (45.1) 13,680 (15.6) 163.893 (<0.001)
Female 106,428 (54.9) 18,953 (17.8)
Age (year) 19-44 54,182 (28.0) 8,828 (16.3) 271.444 (<0.001)
45-64 76,100 (39.2) 14,073 (18.5)
≥65 63,707 (32.8) 9,732 (15.3)
House income (10,000 per month) 200 59,836 (31.0) 11,541 (19.3) 445.654 (<0.001)
200-399 55,554 (29.8) 9,270 (16.7)
≤400 77,760 (40.2) 11,663 (15.0)
Education level ≤Elementary school 40,652 (21.0) 7,503 (18.5) 277.153 (<0.001)
Middle & high school 77,903 (40.2) 13,745 (17.6)
≥University 75,326 (38.8) 11,365 (15.1)
Residence Urban 110,462 (56.9) 17,696 (16.0) 117.959 (<0.001)
Rural 83,527 (43.1) 14,937 (17.9)
Marital state With spouse 123,905 (63.9) 19,851 (16.0) 156.655 (<0.001)
Without spouse 70,021 (36.1) 12,768 (18.2)
Smoking status Current 30,980 (16.0) 6,452 (20.8) 429.324 (<0.001)
Past 36,899 (19.0) 5,761 (15.6)
Never 126,104 (65.0) 20,419 (16.2)
Drinking frequency per month None 85,453 (44.0) 14,314 (16.8) 91.069 (<0.001)
≤1 42,029 (21.7) 6,887 (16.4)
2-4 32,393 (16.7) 5,140 (15.9)
≥5 34,107 (17.6) 6,290 (18.4)
Walking exercise Yes 154,506 (79.7) 24,764 (16.0) 346.302 (<0.001)
No 39,427 (20.3) 7,868 (20.0)
Hypertension Yes 57,059 (29.4) 9,693 (17.0) 1.604 (0.205)
No 136,912 (70.6) 22,935 (16.8)
Diabetes Yes 24,684 (12.7) 4,374 (17.7) 16.325 (<0.001)
No 169,296 (87.3) 28,256 (16.7)
Subjective oral health Good 47,678 (24.6) 2,994 (6.3) 5,021.420 (<0.001)
Bad 146,309 (75.4) 29,639 (20.3)
Chewing difficulty Yes 42,118 (21.7) 13,038 (31.0) 7,680.683 (<0.001)
No 151,871 (78.3) 19,595 (12.9)
Tooth brushing after lunch Yes 127,138 (65.5) 19,623 (15.4) 507.831 (<0.001)
No 66,833 (34.5) 13,007 (19.5)
Tooth brushing before bed Yes 176,797 (91.1) 28,890 (16.3) 330.829 (<0.001)
No 17,188 (8.9) 3,743 (21.8)

Data were expressed as number (%).

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