Table 2 Association of sociodemographic background factors and health behavior with reported oral health in 8,690 subjects included in the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort

Gender

male (n = 4,167)

1,661

41.3%

1,087

27.2%

2,225

56.1%

female (n = 4,523)

1,313

29.7%

929

21.1%

2,034

46.8%

Marital status

married/co-habiting (n = 6,252)

2,078

34.0%

1,412

23.2%

3,019

50.2%

living alone (n = 2,364)

873

38.3%

591

26.1%

1,212

53.8%

Education

basic education (n = 5,045)

2,013

41.2%

1,275

26.3%

2,668

55.8%

matriculation examination (n = 3,581)

951

27.0%

733

20.9%

1,574

45.0%

BMI

optimum weight or below (n = 5,354)

1,694

32.5%

1,117

21.5%

2,518

48.9%

at least overweight (n = 3,090)

1,204

40.1%

846

28.3%

1,619

54.8%

General health

at least good (n = 5,901)

1,848

32.1%

1,176

20.5%

2,680

47.1%

moderate or below (n = 2,732)

1,120

42.1%

834

31.5%

1,570

60.3%

Tooth brushing

twice a day (n = 4,459)

1,241

28.3%

767

17.5%

1,965

45.3%

once a day at most (n = 3,764)

1,586

43.1%

1,160

31.7%

2,090

57.8%

Consumption of fizzy drinks

once a week at most (n = 6,593)

2,122

33.0%

1,460

22.8%

3,156

49.7%

more than once a week (n = 2,016)

836

42.6%

552

28.2%

1,084

56.1%

Smoking

non-smoking (n = 2,939)

900

31.4%

714

25.0%

1,373

48.5%

smokers (n = 2,584)

1,180

47.0%

601

24.1%

1,478

60.2%