Table 4

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

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