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Table 4 Association between self-care and demographic characteristics, n (%) (n = 323)

From: Effects of an educational intervention on oral hygiene and self-care among people with mental illness in Japan: a longitudinal study

 

Gender

Mental illness

Duration of mental illness

Diabetes

Male

Female

p

Schizophrenia

Mood disorder

Other

p

< 10 years

≥ 10 years

p

Yes

No

p

Tooth brushing after meals

0.033*

   

0.703

  

0.005*

 

0.243

 Every day

65 (20.1)

53 (16.4)

 

70 (21.8)

31 (9.6)

16 (5.0)

 

54 (16.7)

64 (19.8)

 

10 (3.1)

108 (33.4)

 

 Sometimes

92 (28.6)

53 (16.4)

 

97 (29.9)

33 (10.2)

16 (5.0)

 

41 (12.7)

104 (32.2)

 

15 (4.6)

130 (40.3)

 

 No

45 (13.9)

15 (4.6)

 

41 (12.7)

11 (3.4)

8 (2.5)

 

16 (5.0)

44 (13.6)

 

10 (3.1)

50 (15.5)

 

Tooth brushing before bed

0.001*

   

0.854

  

0.022*

 

0.029*

 Every day

106 (32.7)

90 (27.9)

 

125 (38.8)

46 (14.2)

25 (7.7)

 

78 (24.1)

118 (36.5)

 

14 (4.3)

182 (56.4)

 

 Sometimes

37 (11.5)

14 (4.3)

 

35 (10.8)

12 (3.7)

4 (1.2)

 

16 (5.0)

35 (10.8)

 

8 (2.5)

43 (13.3)

 

 No

59 (18.3)

17 (5.3)

 

48 (14.9)

17 (5.3)

11 (3.4)

 

17 (5.3)

59 (18.3)

 

13 (4.0)

63 (19.5)

 

Routine dental checkup at least once per year

0.001*

   

0.995

  

0.393

  

0.407

 Yes

51 (15.8)

52 (16.1)

 

66 (20.4)

24 (7.4)

13 (4.0)

 

32 (9.9)

71 (22.0)

 

9 (2.8)

94 (29.1)

 

 No

151 (46.7)

69 (21.4)

 

142 (44.0)

51 (15.8)

27 (8.4)

 

79 (24.5)

141 (43.6)

 

26 (8.0)

194 (60.1)

 
  1. Cross-tabulation, χ2 test, *p < 0.05