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| Adolescents with type 1 diabetes () | U.S. National Norm* |
| % | 95% CI | % | P-value |
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| Have your doctors or other health care providers ever discussed or given you advice about the following? | | | | |
| Having regular dental check-ups | 77.1 | 66.6–85.6 | 40.3 | <.001 |
| Eating healthy | 87.6 | 79.0–93.7 | 48.9 | <.001 |
| Physical activity | 79.3 | 69.3–87.3 | 40.6 | <.001 |
| Wearing seat belts when driving/riding in a car | 64.7 | 53.6–74.8 | 30.9 | <.001 |
| Wearing a helmet when riding a bicycle/motorcycle | 66.7 | 55.8–76.4 | 31.3 | <.001 |
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| Has a dentist, dental hygienist, or another dental professional ever | | | NA | |
| Given you instructions for how to brush your teeth | 92.0 | 84.1–96.7 | | |
| Given you instructions for how to floss | 94.3 | 87.2–98.1 | | |
| Told you that you have gum problems, gum | 22.1 | 13.9–32.3 | | |
| infections, or gum inflammation | | | | |
| Told you that you lost bone around your teeth? | 1.1 | 0.0–6.2 | | |
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| Did you discuss at school or has a doctor, dentist, or another health care professional ever told you that gum disease | | | NA | |
| Is more common in people with diabetes | 44.0 | 33.2–55.3 | | |
| Can start in childhood with red and bleeding gums | 27.5 | 18.1–38.6 | | |
| Is an infection caused by germs that can be passed | 23.2 | 14.6–33.8 | | |
| from person to person in your saliva | | | | |
| Can be caused by using tobacco | 69.8 | 58.9–79.2 | | |
| Is related to how much stress you have | 14.6 | 7.8–24.2 | | |
| Can be caused by grinding your teeth at night? | 47.1 | 36.1–58.2 | | |
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