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Table 4

Prevalence of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years with untreated or restored dental caries, by demographic characteristics: United States, 2017–March 2020

Characteristic	Both sexes		Boys		Girls
Characteristic	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)
Total	4,765	46.0 (42.9–49.1)	2,421	47.5 (43.7–51.3)	2,344	44.5 (40.5–48.5)
Age group (years):
2–5	1,191	¹22.0 (18.6–25.6)	599	¹22.9 (18.4–27.8)	592	¹21.1 (17.1–25.4)
6–11	1,763	48.1 (42.4–53.7)	896	51.6 (45.5–57.7)	867	²44.3 (37.9–50.9)
12–19	1,811	56.0 (51.7–60.2)	926	55.9 (49.8–61.9)	885	56.0 (50.4–61.6)
Race and Hispanic origin:
Non-Hispanic white	1,476	³42.7 (38.8–46.6)	743	46.3 (41.4–51.2)	733	³38.8 (31.9–46.1)
Non-Hispanic black	1,273	³41.7 (34.2–49.4)	660	³41.7 (32.6–51.3)	613	³41.7 (35.1–48.5)
Non-Hispanic Asian	421	³46.6 (40.2–53.0)	213	46.0 (39.2–52.9)	208	47.2 (36.2–58.4)
Hispanic	1,153	54.5 (49.9–59.1)	568	53.2 (47.9–58.4)	585	55.9 (49.5–62.2)
Family income relative to federal poverty level (FPL):
130% or less FPL	1,772	⁴53.5 (49.3–57.6)	877	⁴54.0 (49.1–58.8)	895	⁴53.0 (47.9–58.0)
More than 130% through 350% FPL	1,502	47.4 (44.2–50.6)	782	49.0 (44.0–53.9)	720	45.6 (39.7–51.5)
More than 350% FPL	958	35.8 (31.3–40.4)	473	37.9 (31.0–45.2)	485	33.7 (28.1–39.8)

1: Significantly increasing trend with increasing age.
2: Significantly different from boys.
3: Significantly different from Hispanic children and adolescents.
4: Significantly decreasing trend with increasing family income.
: NOTES: Dental caries is defined as having untreated or restored dental caries in one or more primary or permanent teeth. Missing permanent teeth due to dental disease are not included in this definition.
: SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017–March 2020 prepandemic data files.

From: Number 158, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–March 2020 Prepandemic Data Files—Development of Files and Prevalence Estimates for Selected Health Outcomes

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