|
Disability weights (95% CI) by dental problem – derived from additive model. |
|||
| Unadjusted Disability Weight (DWa) |
Disability Weight (DWb) adjusted by % time experienced problems |
Disability Weight (DWc) adjusted by % time experienced problems minus intercept‡ |
|
|
|
|||
| Caries |
0.185 (0.143–0.226) |
0.125 (0.094–0.157) |
0.044 (0.013–0.076) |
| Fracture |
0.150 (0.123–0.178) |
0.095 (0.085–0.105) |
0.014 (0.004–0.024) |
| Denture problem |
0.163 (0.124–0.200) |
0.107 (0.084–0.130) |
0.026 (0.003–0.049) |
| Failed restoration |
0.136 (0.105–0.166) |
0.100 (0.081–0.118) |
0.019 (0.0001–0.037) |
| Periodontal disease |
0.158 (0.123–0.194) |
0.104 (0.090–0.119) |
0.023 (0.009–0.038) |
| Pulpal infection |
0.210 (0.162–0.258) |
0.150 (0.110–0.191) |
0.069 (0.029–0.110) |
| Wear |
0.152 (0.093–0.210) |
0.092 (0.078–0.107) |
†0.011 (0.000–0.026) |
| Sensitivity |
0.191 (0.102–0.281) |
0.121 (0.045–0.198) |
†0.040 (0.000–0.118) |
| Aesthetics |
0.121 (0.067–0.175) |
0.083 (0.080–0.086) |
†0.002 (0.000–0.005) |
|
† confidence interval truncated at zero ‡ standard error for DWc is the same as DWb due to transformation by a constant | |||
Brennan and Spencer Population Health Metrics 2004 2:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-2-7 |
|||