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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, reported oral hygiene habits and clinical findings in participants of 2008 and 2013 surveys

From: Treatment needs and impact of oral health screening of athletes with intellectual disability in Belgium

		*2008 (n = 687)		2013 (n = 627)
Variables		n	%	n	%
Age	Mean	33y	SD:13	33.02y	SD: 13.02
Age	Range	9-80		5-68
Gender	Males	408	60.1	398	63.5
Gender	Females	271	39.9	229	36.5
Oral hygiene	Once or more a day	581	84.6	497	79.3
Oral hygiene habits	2 - 6 times a week	41	6.0	58	9.3
	Once a week	10	1.4	17	2.7
	Less than once a week	6	0.9	9	1.4
	Not sure	17	2.4	24	3.8
	No data	32	4.7	22	3.5
Edentulism	No	660	96.1	609	97.1
	Yes	27	3.9	18	2.9
	No data	0	0	0	0
Signs of Gingivitis	No	363	52.8	317	50.6
	Yes	291	42.4	278	44.3
	No data	33	4.8	32	5.1
Untreated decay	No	502	73.1	416	66.3
	Yes	144	20.9	170	27.1
	No data	41	6.0	41	6.5
Filled teeth	No	145	21.1	174	27.8
	Yes	503	73.2	424	67.6
	No data	39	5.7	29	4.6
Missing teeth	No	N	N	291	46.5
	Yes	N	N	311	49.7
	No data			24	3.8
Dental Injury	No	572	83.3	521	83.1
	Yes	82	11.9	78	12.4
	No data	33	4.8	28	4.5
Sealants	No	607	88.4	530	84.5
	Yes	41	5.9	60	9.6
	No data	39	5.7	36	5.6
Fluorosis	No	N	N	589	94.0
	Yes	N	N	4	0.6
	No data			34	5.4
Treatment Urgency	Maintenance	384	55.9	354	56.5
	Non-urgent	183	26.6	130	20.7
	Urgent	84	12.2	74	11.1
	No data	36	5.3	69	11

*2008 data derived from Leroy et al., 2012 [14]
N = no information available

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