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Table 2 Tooth-brushing habit, snacking habit and dental visit behaviour according to gender

From: Dental and periodontal status of 12-year-old Dai school children in Yunnan Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Factor (No.)

All (%)

Boys (%)

Girls (%)

p-value

Brushing twice or more daily (n = 798)

   

<0.001

 Yes

310 (39 %)

112 (29 %)

198 (48 %)

 

 No

488 (61 %)

275 (71 %)

213 (52 %)

 

Eating snacks daily (n = 797)

   

0.711

 Yes

475 (60 %)

235 (60 %)

240 (59 %)

 

 No

322 (40 %)

155 (40 %)

167 (41 %)

 

Visiting dentist within last year (n = 802)

   

0.708

 Yes

233 (29 %)

116 (30 %)

117 (29 %)

 

 No

569 (71 %)

275 (70 %)

294 (72 %)