Research Article
Sociodemographic Factors and Implant Consideration by Patients Attending Removable Prosthodontics Clinics
Table 4
The frequency and percentage of implant consideration versus conventional removable prostheses in each sociodemographic factor.
| | Sociodemographic factor | Implant consideration | Conventional removable prostheses | Total |
| | Age | | 20-39 | 4 (31%) | 9 (69%) | 13 (6.5%) | | 40-59 | 15 (16%) | 81 (84%) | 96 (48%) | | 69-79 | 7 (8%) | 78 (92%) | 85 (42.5%) | | 80-100 | 0 (0%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (3%) | | Total | 26 (13%) | 174 (87%) | 200 (100%) | | Gender | | F | 4 (9%) | 42 (91%) | 46 (23%) | | M | 22 (14%) | 132 (86%) | 154 (77%) | | Total | 26 (13%) | 174 (87%) | 200 (100%) | | Residency | | Rural | 17 (15%) | 94 (85%) | 111 (55.5%) | | Urban | 9 (10%) | 80 (90%) | 89 (44.5%) | | Total | 26 (13%) | 174 (87%) | 200 (100%) | | Income [25] | | | | | None | 9 (10%) | 80 (90%) | 89 (44.5%) | | Below minimum wage | 5 (14%) | 32 (86%) | 37 (18.5%) | | Low income | 12 (18%) | 54 (82%) | 66 (33%) | | Lower-middle income | 0 (0%) | 8 (100%) | 8 (4%) | | Total | 26 (13%) | 174 (87%) | 200 (100%) |
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