Research Article
Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 8
The relationship between oral health and oral hygiene and macronutrients, total calories, and sugar intake.
| | Unit | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | value | Mean ± sd | Mean ± sd | Mean ± sd | Mean ± sd |
| Oral health | Total calories | Kcal/day | 2750 ± 1722 | 1738 ± 1950 | 2650 ± 2149 | 1732 ± 1091 | 0.120 | Fat | Gram/day | 118 ± 75 | 80 ± 46 | 115 ± 97 | 106 ± 20 | 0.252 | Carbohydrates | Gram/day | 297 ± 204 | 167 ± 130 | 830 ± 3848 | 181 ± 98 | 0.742 | Protein | Gram/day | 37 ± 46 | 63 ± 55 | 132 ± 236 | 86 ± 83 | 0.189 | Sugar intake | Gram/day | 120 ± 87 | 58 ± 61 | 80 ± 76 | 87 ± 74 | 0.079 |
| Oral hygiene | Total calories | Kcal/day | 2872 ± 1664 | 1576 ± 1004 | 2555 ± 2087 | 2253 ± 278 | 0.109 | Fat | Gram/day | 127 ± 70 | 71 ± 45 | 113 ± 92 | 103 ± 13 | 0.115 | Carbohydrates | Gram/day | 306 ± 202 | 156 ± 117 | 751 ± 3607 | 210 ± 61 | 0.821 | Protein | Gram/day | 37 ± 44 | 62 ± 51 | 122 ± 224 | 105 ± 55 | 0.295 | Sugar intake | Gram/day | 129 ± 84 | 83 ± 57 | 65 ± 76 | 60 ± 47 | 0.011 |
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