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