Research Article

Number of Remaining Teeth and Its Association with Educational Level in Chilean Adults: Data from the National Health Survey 2016-2017

Table 3

Prevalence of edentulism in the maxilla according to EL, n = 5473, ENS 2016-2017, Chile.

ELPrevalenceCI 95%ORCI 95%

Low32.88[31.63–34.12]7.51[3.50–16.10]
M (n = 414)23.41[19.56–27.26]
W (n = 915)42.35[38.71–45.99]

Medium5.13[4.63–5.64]3.36[1.50–7.52]
M (n = 1106)3.88[3.34–4.43]
W (n = 1842)6.30[5.55–7.05]

High1.29[0.01–1.65]1
M (n = 483)1.50[0.09–2.08]
W (n = 713)1.02[0.07–1.30]

Adjusted logistic regression models by age, sex, and location. M, men, W, women, and EL, educational level.