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Text: Adjusting for study site and age, male gender [OR, 1. 72 ; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1. 08, 2. 78], white race (OR, 2. 39 ; 95 % CI, 1. 43, 3. 98), recent dental visit (OR, 1. 98 ; 95 % CI, 1. 07, 3. 66), poor self-described oral health (OR, 2. 65 ; 95 % CI, 1. 10, 6. 39), and recent professional fluoride treatment (OR, 1. 85 ; 95 % CI, 1. 06, 3. 25) were significantly associated with increased odds to have any root caries, and study participants with exposed root surfaces characterized by male gender [Mann-Whitney probability estimate (MW) = 0. 57 ; 95 % CI, 0. 51, 0. 63), white race (MW, 0. 61 ; 0. 55, 0. 68), recent dental visit (MW, 0. 58 ; 0. 50, 0. 67), poor self-described oral health (MW, 0. 61 ; 0. 53, 0. 69), and flossing at least once per day (MW, 0. 57 ; 95 % CI, 0. 51, 0. 62) were significantly more likely to have a greater number of root surfaces with caries than a randomly selected study participant from their respective complementary subgroups (female gender, non-white, etc.).