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Table 3 Oral health behavior (OHB) scores of addicts according to their backgrounds and addiction history (n = 682)

From: Oral health behavior of drug addicts in withdrawal treatment

Variable

OHB score (Mean, SD)

p-value

Gender

  

Male

5.6 (2.9)

.020*

Female

7.0 (3.3)

 

Age

  

18-24

5.3 (2.4)

<.001**

25-34

5.5 (2.8)

 

35-44

5.4 (3.1)

 

45-54

5.6 (2.8)

 

55 ≤

7.8 (3.2)

 

Education

  

0-5

4.3 (2.9)

<.001**

6-12

5.4 (2.7)

 

13 ≤

6.9 (3.1)

 

Marital status

  

Married

5.7 (3.0)

.050**

Single

5.8 (3.0)

 

Others

4.7 (2.6)

 

Employment status

  

Full-time job

5.6 (3.0)

<.001**

Part-time job

5.3 (2.8)

 

Unemployed

5.1 (2.8)

 

Others (student, retired, homemaker)

7.5 (2.8)

 

Area of residence

  

North

5.6 (3.1)

<.001**

Center

6.4 (2.9)

 

South

5.0 (2.8)

 

Main drug of abuse

  

Opium

5.8 (3.0)

.007**

Crystalline heroin

5.0 (2.6)

 

Other drugs

6.3 (3.4)

 

Age of starting drug abuse

  

≤ 17

4.9 (2.6)

<.001**

18-24

5.5 (2.8)

 

25-34

5.7 (3.1)

 

35 ≤

7.2 (3.3)

 

Duration of addiction (year)

  

< 1

7.9 (2.8)

<.001**

1-5

6.4 (3.0)

 

6-10

5.2 (2.9)

 

11 ≤

5.1 (2.8)

 

Duration of current treatment (month)

  

< 1

5.8 (2.9)

.563**

1-5.9

5.5 (2.9)

 

6-11.9

5.4 (3.0)

 

12-23.9

6.0 (3.2)

 

24 ≤

5.7 (2.8)

 
  1. * t-test, **ANOVA.