Has the Health Insurance Coverage of Scaling Contributed Positively to Periodontal Health in Korea?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data and Participants
2.2. Procedures
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Classification | Before | After | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Weighted (%) | N | Weighted (%) | ||
Total | 10,802 | 100.0 | 12,245 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Male | 4569 | 49.7 | 5315 | 41.8 |
Female | 6233 | 50.3 | 6930 | 58.2 | |
Age | 20–64 years | 8485 | 87.7 | 9410 | 77.4 |
≥65 years | 2317 | 12.3 | 2835 | 22.6 | |
Region | Urban | 8647 | 80.4 | 10,125 | 84.5 |
Rural | 2155 | 19.6 | 2120 | 15.5 | |
Household income | 1 (lowest) | 1937 | 15.1 | 2203 | 17.5 |
2 | 2771 | 26.6 | 2986 | 24.1 | |
3 | 3018 | 29.6 | 3449 | 28.2 | |
4 (highest) | 3076 | 28.7 | 3607 | 30.2 | |
Oral examination in the past year | No | 8221 | 76.4 | 7770 | 63.1 |
Yes | 2581 | 23.6 | 4475 | 36.9 | |
Tooth brushing frequency | <2 | 1241 | 11.1 | 1072 | 8.2 |
≥2 | 9561 | 88.9 | 11,173 | 91.8 | |
Smoking status | Past smoker/ Current non-smoker | 8631 | 73.9 | 10,054 | 82.7 |
Current smoker | 2171 | 26.1 | 2191 | 17.3 |
Classification | Before | After | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | ||
Total | 10,802 | 3584 | 34.2 | 12,245 | 4634 | 39.1 | |||
Gender | Male | 4569 | 1230 | 29.0 | <0.001 | 5315 | 1702 | 33.3 | <0.001 |
Female | 6233 | 2354 | 39.3 | 6930 | 2932 | 43.3 | |||
Age | 20–64 years | 8485 | 2977 | 35.3 | <0.001 | 9410 | 3704 | 40.7 | <0.001 |
≥65 years | 2317 | 607 | 25.7 | 2835 | 930 | 33.8 | |||
Region | Urban | 8647 | 3088 | 36.6 | <0.001 | 10,125 | 4076 | 41.4 | <0.001 |
Rural | 2155 | 496 | 24.3 | 2120 | 558 | 26.8 | |||
Household income | 1 (lowest) | 1937 | 503 | 27.7 | <0.001 | 2203 | 696 | 32.9 | <0.001 |
2 | 2771 | 859 | 32.6 | 2986 | 1065 | 36.5 | |||
3 | 3018 | 1081 | 36.0 | 3449 | 1366 | 41.2 | |||
4 (highest) | 3076 | 1141 | 37.1 | 3607 | 1507 | 43.0 | |||
Oral examination in the past year | No | 8221 | 2502 | 31.2 | <0.001 | 7770 | 2625 | 34.5 | <0.001 |
Yes | 2581 | 1082 | 43.6 | 4475 | 2009 | 47.1 | |||
Tooth brushing frequency | <2 | 1241 | 270 | 21.8 | <0.001 | 1072 | 301 | 28.5 | <0.001 |
≥2 | 9561 | 3314 | 35.7 | 11,173 | 4333 | 40.1 | |||
Smoking status | Past smoker/ Current non-smoker | 8631 | 3054 | 37.0 | <0.001 | 10,054 | 4050 | 41.6 | <0.001 |
Current smoker | 2171 | 530 | 26.1 | 2191 | 584 | 27.3 |
Classification | Before | After | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | ||
Total | 10,802 | 7218 | 65.9 | 12,245 | 7611 | 60.9 | |||
Gender | Male | 4569 | 3339 | 71.0 | <0.001 | 5315 | 3613 | 66.7 | <0.001 |
Female | 6233 | 3879 | 60.7 | 6930 | 3998 | 56.7 | |||
Age | 20–64 years | 8485 | 5508 | 64.7 | <0.001 | 9410 | 5706 | 59.3 | <0.001 |
≥65 years | 2317 | 1710 | 74.3 | 2835 | 1905 | 66.2 | |||
Region | Urban | 8647 | 5559 | 63.4 | <0.001 | 10,125 | 6049 | 58.6 | <0.001 |
Rural | 2155 | 1659 | 75.7 | 2120 | 1562 | 73.2 | |||
Household income | 1 (lowest) | 1937 | 1434 | 72.3 | <0.001 | 2203 | 1507 | 67.2 | <0.001 |
2 | 2771 | 1912 | 67.4 | 2986 | 1921 | 63.5 | |||
3 | 3018 | 1937 | 64.0 | 3449 | 2083 | 58.9 | |||
4 (highest) | 3076 | 1935 | 62.9 | 3607 | 2100 | 57.0 | |||
Oral examination in the past year | No | 8221 | 5719 | 68.8 | <0.001 | 7770 | 5145 | 65.6 | <0.001 |
Yes | 2581 | 1499 | 56.4 | 4475 | 2466 | 52.9 | |||
Tooth brushing frequency | <2 | 1241 | 971 | 78.2 | <0.001 | 1072 | 771 | 71.5 | <0.001 |
≥2 | 9561 | 6247 | 64.3 | 11,173 | 6840 | 59.9 | |||
Smoking status | Past smoker/ Current non-smoker | 8631 | 5577 | 63.0 | <0.001 | 10,054 | 6004 | 58.4 | <0.001 |
Current smoker | 2171 | 1641 | 73.9 | 2191 | 1607 | 72.7 |
Classification | Before | After | |||||||
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Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | Total | N | Weighted (%) | p Value | ||
Total | 10,802 | 2876 | 23.4 | 12,245 | 3844 | 30.6 | |||
Gender | Male | 4569 | 1524 | 28.2 | <0.001 | 5315 | 2043 | 37.8 | <0.001 |
Female | 6233 | 1352 | 18.7 | 6930 | 1801 | 25.5 | |||
Age | 20–64 years | 8485 | 1914 | 20.9 | <0.001 | 9410 | 2485 | 25.6 | <0.001 |
≥65 years | 2317 | 962 | 41.5 | 2835 | 1359 | 47.7 | |||
Region | Urban | 8647 | 2059 | 20.7 | <0.001 | 10,125 | 2947 | 28.4 | <0.001 |
Rural | 2155 | 817 | 34.7 | 2120 | 897 | 42.9 | |||
Household income | 1 (lowest) | 1937 | 757 | 33.6 | <0.001 | 2203 | 958 | 42.8 | <0.001 |
2 | 2771 | 772 | 24.8 | 2986 | 1044 | 34.5 | |||
3 | 3018 | 707 | 21.2 | 3449 | 973 | 27.7 | |||
4 (highest) | 3076 | 640 | 19.0 | 3607 | 869 | 23.2 | |||
Oral examination in the past year | No | 8221 | 2279 | 24.2 | <0.001 | 7770 | 2634 | 33.3 | <0.001 |
Yes | 2581 | 597 | 20.8 | 4475 | 1210 | 26.0 | |||
Tooth brushing frequency | <2 | 1241 | 510 | 36.6 | <0.001 | 1072 | 470 | 44.3 | <0.001 |
≥2 | 9561 | 2366 | 21.8 | 11,173 | 3374 | 29.4 | |||
Smoking status | Past smoker/ Current non-smoker | 8631 | 2148 | 21.7 | <0.001 | 10,054 | 2906 | 28.3 | <0.001 |
Current smoker | 2171 | 728 | 28.2 | 2191 | 938 | 41.8 |
Classification | The Prevalence of Healthy Periodontal Tissues | The Prevalence of Need for Scaling | The Prevalence of Periodontal Diseases | |||
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Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | |
OR 95% (CI) | OR 95% (CI) | OR 95% (CI) | OR 95% (CI) | OR 95% (CI) | OR 95% (CI) | |
Before | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
After | 1.23 (1.16–1.32) *** | 1.10 (1.03–1.17) ** | 0.80 (0.75–0.86) *** | 0.90 (0.84–0.97) ** | 1.44 (1.34–1.54) *** | 1.50 (1.40–1.62) *** |
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Choi, J.-S. Has the Health Insurance Coverage of Scaling Contributed Positively to Periodontal Health in Korea? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8537. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228537
Choi J-S. Has the Health Insurance Coverage of Scaling Contributed Positively to Periodontal Health in Korea? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8537. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228537
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Jin-Sun. 2020. "Has the Health Insurance Coverage of Scaling Contributed Positively to Periodontal Health in Korea?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22: 8537. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228537