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Titre :	Social factors and periodontitis in an older population. (2004)
Auteurs :	Luisa-N BORRELL ; Brian-A BURT ; Harold-W NEIGHBORS ; George-W TAYLOR
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 5, 2004)
Pagination :	748-754
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Parodontite ; Age ; Personne âgée ; Homme ; Population ; Facteur sociodémographique ; Stomatologie ; Parodontopathie
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 4pPdR0xh. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We assessed the prevalences of periodontitis by education and income levels among US adults with data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Methods : The study was limited to non-Hispanic Blacks, Mexican Americans, and non-Hispanic Whites 50 years of age or older with a complete periodontal assessment during the dental examination. Results : Blacks with higher education and income levels had a significantly higher prevalence of periodontitis than their White and Mexican-American counterparts. The relationship between income level and periodontitis was modified by race/ethnicity. High-income Blacks exhibited a higher prevalence of periodontitis than did low-income Blacks and high-income Whites. Conclusions : Our findings call attention to the importance of recognizing socioeconomic status-related health differences across racial/ethnic groups within the social, political, and historical context.

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