Bof de Andrade Fabíola, Drumond Andrade Flavia Cristina
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rene Rachou Research Institute, Belo Horizonte 30190-009, Brazil.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health and School of Social Work, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Dent J (Basel). 2019 Apr 2;7(2):39. doi: 10.3390/dj7020039.
Assess the magnitude of the socioeconomic inequalities related to the impact of oral health on quality of life among adults and elderly individuals.
This was a cross-sectional study with data from the most recent oral health survey from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The sample included data on 2288 individuals-1159 adults in the 35-44 age group and 1129 adults in the 65-74 age group. Socioeconomic inequalities in Oral Impacts on Daily Performance ratings were measured using two inequality measures: the slope index of inequality (SII) and the relative index of inequality (RII).
The prevalence of negative impact of oral health on quality of life was 42.2% for the total sample, 44.9% among adults and 37.5% among elderly individuals. Significant absolute and relative income inequalities were found for the total sample (SII -27.8; RII 0.52) and both age groups (adults: SII -32.4; RII 0.49; elderly: SII -18.3; RI 0.63), meaning that individuals in the lowest income level had the highest prevalence of negative impacts. Regarding schooling, no significant differences were observed among the elderly.
There were significant socioeconomic inequalities related to the negative impact of oral health-related quality of life in Brazil among both age groups.
评估成年人及老年人中与口腔健康对生活质量的影响相关的社会经济不平等程度。
这是一项横断面研究，数据来自巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州最近的口腔健康调查。样本包括2288名个体的数据——1159名年龄在35 - 44岁的成年人和1129名年龄在65 - 74岁的成年人。使用两种不平等衡量指标来测量口腔对日常表现评分影响方面的社会经济不平等：不平等斜率指数（SII）和不平等相对指数（RII）。
整个样本中口腔健康对生活质量产生负面影响的患病率为42.2%，成年人中为44.9%，老年人中为37.5%。在整个样本（SII -27.8；RII 0.52）以及两个年龄组（成年人：SII -32.4；RII 0.49；老年人：SII -18.3；RI 0.63）中均发现了显著的绝对和相对收入不平等，这意味着收入水平最低的个体负面影响患病率最高。在受教育程度方面，老年人之间未观察到显著差异。
在巴西，两个年龄组中与口腔健康相关生活质量的负面影响均存在显著的社会经济不平等。
