Research Article
Determinants of Oral Health: Does Oral Health Literacy Matter?
Table 1
Characteristics of the study subjects and descriptive findings by gender.
| | | Total (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | |
| | Age | 1030 | 504 | 526 | 0.89 | | 18–24 | 251 (24.4) | 126 (25.0) | 125 (23.8) | | | 25–44 | 485 (47.1) | 236 (46.8) | 249 (47.3) | | | 45–65 | 294 (28.5) | 142 (28.2) | 152 (28.9) | | | Mean (SD) | 36.3 (12.9) | 36.3 (13.2) | 36.4 (12.5) | | | Years of education | 1022 | 500 | 522 | 0.32 | | <12 | 280 (27.4) | 130 (26.0) | 150 (28.7) | | | ≥12 | 742 (72.6) | 370 (74.0) | 372 (71.3) | | | Mean (SD) | 11.9 (3.8) | 12.1 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.9) | | | Living area (m2/p) | 947 | 460 | 487 | 0.80 | | <20 | 296 (31.3) | 148 (32.2) | 148 (30.4) | | | 20–39 | 485 (51.2) | 234 (51.9) | 251 (51.5) | | | ≥40 | 166 (17.5) | 78 (17.0) | 88 (18.1) | | | Mean (SD) | 28.3 (22.0) | 28.5 (25.5) | 28.1 (18.0) | | | Self-reported oral health status | 1013 | 498 | 515 | 0.17 | | Good | 856 (84.5) | 413 (82.9) | 443 (86.0) | | | Poor | 157 (15.5) | 85 (17.1) | 72 (14.0) | | | Tooth-brushing behaviour | 1029 | 504 | 525 | <0.001 | | Twice daily or more | 387 (37.6) | 152 (30.2) | 235 (44.8) | | | Once daily | 450 (43.7) | 223 (44.2) | 227 (43.2) | | | Less than once daily | 192 (18.7) | 129 (25.6) | 63 (12.0) | | | Oral health literacy scores | 1030 | 504 | 526 | <0.001 | | 0–9 | 358 (34.8) | 204 (40.5) | 154 (29.3) | | | 10-11 | 255 (24.8) | 123 (24.4) | 132 (25.1) | | | 12–17 | 417 (40.5) | 177 (35.1) | 240 (45.5) | | | Mean (SD) | 10.5 (3.0) | 10.2 (3.0) | 10.9 (2.9) | |
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Chi-square test.
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