Research Article
Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Characteristics of oral health according to gender presented in n (%).
| | Total | Male | Female | value | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Health of the gum | Bad | 19 | 14.7 | 11 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.2 | 0.009 | Fair | 36 | 27.9 | 14 | 10.9 | 22 | 17.1 | | Good | 69 | 35.5 | 16 | 12.4 | 53 | 41.1 | | Excellent | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 | |
| Calcification | Existed | 69 | 53.5 | 29 | 22.5 | 40 | 31.0 | 0.008 | Not existed | 60 | 46.5 | 12 | 9.3 | 48 | 37.2 | |
| Oral hygiene | Poor | 25 | 19.4 | 15 | 11.6 | 10 | 7.8 | 0.001 | Fair | 37 | 28.7 | 14 | 10.9 | 23 | 17.8 | | Good | 62 | 48.1 | 12 | 9.3 | 50 | 38.8 | | Excellent | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 | |
| Oral health | Bad | 10 | 7.8 | 7 | 5.4 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.004 | Poor | 16 | 12.4 | 5 | 3.9 | 11 | 8.5 | | Fair | 41 | 31.8 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 17.8 | | Good | 57 | 44.2 | 10 | 7.8 | 47 | 36.4 | | Excellent | 5 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.1 | |
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