Oral Health Knowledge and Behavior among Adults in the United Arab Emirates

Table 4

Relationship between demographic variables and mean oral health behavior score.

Variable	Categories	N (%)	Mean	SD	P value
Age	18-24	279(47.1)	8.38	2.27
	25-34	132(22.3)	8.52	2.22
	35-44	86(14.5)	9.14	2.36	0.04
	45-54	59(10.0)	8.56	2.19
	>55	36(6.1)	8.24	2.49
Gender	Male	251 (42.4)	7.86	2.50	≤0.001
	Female	341 (57.6)	9.24	2.06
Diabetes Status	No	518 (87.5)	8.57	2.19	0.93
	Yes	74 (12.5)	8.25	2.52
Education Level	Primary	30(5.1)	7.98	2.21	≤0.001
	High school	169(28.5)	8.17	2.33
	University	330(55.7)	9.50	2.30
	Other	63(10.6)	8.60	1.80
Employment Status	Employed	292 (49.3)	8.86	2.29	0.04
	Not Employed or retired	300 (50.7)	8.10	2.17
Insurance status	Have insurance	147 (24.8)	8.98	2.35	0.03
	No Insurance	445 (75.2)	8.15	2.25
Marital Status	Single	298 (50.3)	8.37	2.27	0.03
	Married	276 (41.6)	8.76	2.28
	Divorced/Widow	18 (3.0)	7.00	2.28
Nationality	Local	62 (10.5)	9.20	2.86	0.02
	Arabs	296 (50.0)	8.30	2.27
	European	30 (5.1)	8.85	1.66
	USA	22 (3.7)	8.92	1.76
	South Asian	115 (19.4)	8.50	2.38
	Others	67 (11.3)	8.72	2.63
Smoking	Yes	135 (22.8)	6.53	2.25	≤0.001
	No	457 (77.2)	9.12	1.86
Physically Active	Yes	408 (68.9)	8.76	2.23	≤0.001
	No	184 (31.1)	8.02	2.17

Using t-test or ANOVA analysis and significant at p≤0.05.