Race (black-white) and sex inequalities in tooth loss: A population-based study.

Lívia Helena Terra E Souza, Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros, Margareth Guimarães Lima

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tooth loss and rehabilitation in the elderly: an intersectional analysis of gender, race, and territory.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026
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Lívia Helena Terra E SouzaDepartment of Collective Health, Collaborating Center for Health Situation Analysis (CCAS), School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2951-0269

Fredi Alexander Diaz-QuijanoDepartment of Epidemiology, Laboratory of Causal Inference in Epidemiology [Laboratório de Inferência Causal em Epidemiologia], School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1134-1930

Marilisa Berti de Azevedo BarrosDepartment of Collective Health, Collaborating Center for Health Situation Analysis (CCAS), School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Margareth Guimarães LimaDepartment of Collective Health, Collaborating Center for Health Situation Analysis (CCAS), School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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Abstract

The effect of health inequalities is determined by different socioeconomic, sex, and race conditions. This study aimed to analyze the association of tooth loss with race (defined by self-reported skin color) and sex. Based on the hypothesis that the association between tooth loss and race may be modified by sex, we also aimed to evaluate possible interactions between race and sex in association with this event, in a population-based study in the city of Campinas, Brazil. A directed acyclic graph was used to select covariates. The prevalence, of tooth loss was 19% higher in black women compared to white men (Prevalence ratio [PR]: 1.19; 95%CI: 1.05-1.34). Moreover, the prevalence of tooth loss in black women was 26% higher than in white women (PR: 1.26; 95%CI: 1.13-1.42); and, within the strata of black people, black women had 14% higher dental loss (PR: 1.14; 95%CI: 1.02-1.27) compared to black men. This study found a significant interaction between race and sex in tooth loss, with a disadvantage for black women. In addition, this work contributes to the discussion of health inequities and can support policies for the provision of universal dental care.

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Tooth LossBlack PeopleBrazilFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSelf ReportSkin PigmentationSocioeconomic Factors

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PMID36228031

DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0276103

PMCPMC9560604

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