A Comparison of Impact of Chronic Periodontal Diseases and Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life

Table 1

Association between groups and related SDC.

Characteristics	Category	Total number (%)	Number (%)		value
			Periodontitis	Gingivitis
Age group in years	>29	9 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	9 (100.0)	—
	30–39	18 (100.0)	5 (27.8)	13 (72.2)
	40–49	17 (100.0)	14 (82.4)	3 (17.6)
	>50	5 (100.0)	5 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Mean age in years ± SD		49 (100.0)	43.46 ± 7.6	30.96 ± 6.4	0.001
Gender	Female	23 (46.9)	12 (52.2)	11 (47.8)	0.674
	Male	26 (53.1)	12 (46.2)	14 (53.8)
Brushing frequency	1	33 (67.3)	18 (54.5)	15 (45.5)	0.263
	≥2	16 (32.6)	6 (37.5)	10 (62.5)
Socioeconomic status	Upper middle	24 (49.0)	11 (45.8%)	13 (54.2%)	0. 736
	Lower middle	15 (30.6)	7 (46.7%)	8 (53.3%)
	Upper lower	10 (20.4)	6 (60.0%)	4 (40.0%)

Statistically significant value ().