Research Article
The Oral Health Condition of Patients on Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Eastern Nepal
Table 1
Characteristics of the study participants from BPKIHS, September–November, 2020 (n = 104).
| | Parameter | Cases | Controls | Total (n = 108) | p-Value |
| | Age (mean ± SD) | 47 ± 12.41 | 46.78 ± 12.13 | 47.09 ± 12.23 | 0.790# | | Gender, n (%) | | Male | 26 (48.1%) | 26 (48.1%) | 52 | 1.000ǂ | | Female | 28 (51.9%) | 28 (51.9%) | 56 | | Education, n (%) | | Illiterate | 13 (24.1%) | 8 (14.8%) | 21 | 0.087 | | Primary education | 27 (50%) | 21 (38.9%) | 48 | | Secondary or higher | 14 (25.9%) | 25 (46.3%) | 39 | | Frequency of tooth brushing, n (%) | | Once a day | 34 (63%) | 34 (63%) | 68 | 0.036ǂ | | Twice a day | 8 (14.8%) | 16 (29.6%) | 24 | | Sometimes | 12 (22.2%) | 4 (7.4%) | 16 | | Use of dental floss, n (%) | | Yes | 2 (3.7%) | 2 (3.7%) | 4 | 0.938 | | No | 20 (376%) | 18 (35.2%) | 38 | | Don’t know | 32 (59.3%) | 34 (63%) | 66 | | Dental visit, n (%) | | Within 6 months | 2 (3.7%) | 15 (27.8%) | 17 | <0.001ǂ | | Before 6 months | 13 (24.1%) | 22 (40.7%) | 35 | | Never | 39 (72.2%) | 17 (31.5%) | 56 | | Tobacco usage, n (%) | | Never smoker | 35 (64.8%) | 43 (79.6%) | 78 | <0.001 | | Previous smoker | 19 (35.2%) | 4 (7.4%) | 23 | | Current smoker | 0 (0%) | 7 (13%) | 7 |
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#Independent sample T test. ǂχ2 test. Fishers exact test. Bold signifies statistically significant difference. |
