Table 1
Cross-tabulation of sex and age categories with year category.*
| 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 2013–14 | 2018–19 | TOTAL n** | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | Male | 237 | 37.7 | 338 | 39.6 | 447 | 38.6 | 710 | 49.9 | 989 | 58.2 | 2721 |
| Female | 392 | 62.3 | 515 | 60.4 | 711 | 61.4 | 714 | 50.1 | 710 | 41.8 | 3042 | |
| p | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Age category | 2–5 | 34 | 5.4 | 33 | 3.9 | 80 | 6.9 | 143 | 10.0 | 142 | 8.4 | 432 |
| 6–11 | 105 | 16.7 | 153 | 18.0 | 220 | 19.1 | 400 | 28.0 | 476 | 28.0 | 1354 | |
| 12–15 | 42 | 6.7 | 129 | 15.2 | 149 | 12.9 | 243 | 17.0 | 420 | 24.7 | 983 | |
| 16–19 | 22 | 3.5 | 59 | 6.9 | 75 | 6.5 | 86 | 6.0 | 144 | 8.5 | 386 | |
| 20–39 | 255 | 40.6 | 307 | 36.1 | 379 | 32.9 | 328 | 23.0 | 305 | 18.0 | 1574 | |
| 40–59 | 137 | 21.8 | 130 | 15.3 | 196 | 17.0 | 168 | 11.8 | 171 | 10.1 | 802 | |
| 60+ | 33 | 5.3 | 40 | 4.7 | 53 | 4.6 | 60 | 4.2 | 40 | 2.4 | 226 | |
| p | <0.001 | |||||||||||
[i] * Data are presented as frequencies and column percentages.
** All 5,791 subjects had valid data for the year category. A total of 5,763 subjects (99.5%) had valid data for sex, while 28 subjects (0.5%) had missing data. A total of 5,757 subjects (99.4%) had valid data for the age category, while 34 subjects (0.6%) had missing data.
Table 2
Cross-tabulation of pain, untreated caries, and treatment urgency with year category.*
| 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 2013–14 | 2018–19 | TOTAL n** | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Pain | Yes | 379 | 60.9 | 485 | 59.1 | 439 | 40.1 | 450 | 31.4 | 363 | 22.0 | 2116 |
| No | 243 | 39.1 | 336 | 40.9 | 657 | 59.9 | 981 | 68.6 | 1285 | 78.0 | 3502 | |
| p | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Untreated caries | Yes | 456 | 76.5 | 528 | 63.3 | 660 | 58.5 | 603 | 42.5 | 568 | 33.9 | 2815 |
| No | 140 | 23.5 | 306 | 36.7 | 468 | 41.5 | 816 | 57.5 | 1106 | 66.1 | 2836 | |
| p | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Treatment urgency | No obvious problem | 132 | 22.1 | 294 | 35.5 | 514 | 45.1 | 734 | 51.5 | 890 | 52.4 | 2564 |
| Early dental care | 179 | 29.9 | 146 | 17.6 | 181 | 15.9 | 280 | 19.6 | 387 | 22.8 | 1173 | |
| Urgent care/In need of immediate referral | 287 | 48.0 | 389 | 46.9 | 445 | 39.0 | 412 | 28.9 | 420 | 24.7 | 1953 | |
| p | <0.001 | |||||||||||
[i] * Data are presented as frequencies and column percentages.
** All 5,791 subjects had valid data for the year category. A total of 5,618 subjects (97.0%) had valid data for pain, while 173 subjects (3.0%) had missing data. In addition, 5,651 subjects (97.6%) had valid data for untreated caries, while 140 subjects (2.4%) had missing data. A total of 5,690 subjects (98.3%) had valid data for treatment urgency, while 101 subjects (1.7%) had missing data.
Table 3
Results of the multivariable model with pain as the outcome variable and year category, sex, and age category as the explanatory variables (n = 5562*).
| OR (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year category | 2007–08** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 2009–10 | 1.37 (1.05–1.79) | ||
| 2011–12 | 0.41 (0.32–0.52) | ||
| 2013–14 | 0.46 (0.36–0.58) | ||
| 2018–19 | 0.31 (0.24–0.39) | ||
| Sex | Male** | 1 | 0.004 |
| Female | 1.23 (1.07–1.42) | ||
| Age category | 2–5** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 6–11 | 2.19 (1.33–3.61) | ||
| 12–15 | 2.65 (1.60–4.41) | ||
| 16–19 | 6.32 (3.73–10.70) | ||
| 20–39 | 38.07 (23.60–61.42) | ||
| 40–59 | 55.95 (34.16–91.65) | ||
| 60+ | 45.22 (26.07–78.42) | ||
[i] * For this model, data from 96.0% of subjects were included (i.e., 4.0% of subjects had missing data).
** Reference category.
Table 4
Results of the multivariable model with untreated caries as the outcome variable and year category, sex, and age category as the explanatory variables (n = 5597*).
| OR (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year category | 2007–08** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 2009–10 | 0.63 (0.47–0.83) | ||
| 2011–12 | 0.50 (0.38–0.65) | ||
| 2013–14 | 0.32 (0.25–0.42) | ||
| 2018–19 | 0.25 (0.19–0.32) | ||
| Sex | Male** | 1 | 0.579 |
| Female | 1.04 (0.91–1.19) | ||
| Age category | 2–5** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 6–11 | 1.99 (1.47–2.70) | ||
| 12–15 | 1.70 (1.23–2.34) | ||
| 16–19 | 2.75 (1.93–3.93) | ||
| 20–39 | 16.67 (12.31–22.58) | ||
| 40–59 | 46.93 (32.58–67.60) | ||
| 60+ | 41.77 (25.23–69.17) | ||
[i] * For this model, data from 96.6% of subjects were included (i.e., 3.4% of subjects had missing data).
** Reference category.
Table 5
Results of the multivariable model with treatment urgency as the outcome variable and year category, sex, and age category as the explanatory variables (n = 5630*).
| OR (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year category | 2007–08** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 2009–10 | 1.13 (0.90–1.42) | ||
| 2011–12 | 0.64 (0.51–0.79) | ||
| 2013–14 | 0.72 (0.58–0.89) | ||
| 2018–19 | 0.85 (0.69–1.05) | ||
| Sex | Male** | 1 | 0.089 |
| Female | 1.11 (0.99–1.24) | ||
| Age category | 2–5** | 1 | <0.001 |
| 6–11 | 1.71 (1.29–2.27) | ||
| 12–15 | 2.03 (1.52–2.71) | ||
| 16–19 | 3.67 (2.65–5.07) | ||
| 20–39 | 30.16 (22.72–40.03) | ||
| 40–59 | 72.84 (53.12–99.87) | ||
| 60+ | 96.55 (62.34–149.54) | ||
[i] * For this model, data from 97.2% of subjects were included (i.e., 2.8% of subjects had missing data).
** Reference category.