Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Table 1

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic data for schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years in dental pain survey.

Variables		%
Age
6-7 yrs.	409	29.1
8–10 yrs.	609	43.4
11-12 yrs.	386	27.5
Sex
Female	701	49.9
Male	703	50.1
Head of household
Mother	241	17.2
Father	1090	77.6
Other	73	5.2
Mother’s education level
Primary	137	9.8
Middle	517	36.8
High	493	35.1
Bachelor’s or higher	257	18.3
Father’s education level
Primary	125	9.2
Middle	365	26.8
High	443	32.5
Bachelor’s or higher	430	31.5
Health insurance
Uninsured	433	30.8
IMSS/ISSSTE	727	51.8
PEMEX/SEDENA/SEMAR	68	4.8
Private	49	3.5
Seguro Popular	127	9.1
SEL (household appliances)
1st quartile	351	25.0
2nd quartile	352	25.1
3rd quartile	351	25.0
4th quartile	350	24.9
SEL (housing characteristics)
1st quartile	356	25.3
2nd quartile	354	25.2
3rd quartile	345	24.6
4th quartile	349	24.9
Automobile in home
Yes	893	63.6
No	511	36.4
Mothers’ age	1404	34.89 ± 6.06
Father’s age	1363	37.72 ± 6.32