Table 1 Distribution of Socio-demographic variables by OHL levels
From: Relationship between oral health literacy and oral health status
Variables | All Subjects | Low OHL | High OHL | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | (<=18) N (%) | (> 18) N (%) | ||
Mean age ± SD | 53.3 ± 16.8 | 54.8 ± 16.7 | 50.8 ± 16.8 | 0.79† |
Gender | ||||
Male | 67 (44.7) | 44 (47.8) | 23 (39.7) | 0.327 |
Female | 83 (55.3) | 48 (52.2) | 35 (60.3) | |
Race | ||||
African-Americans | 59 (39.3) | 42 (45.7) | 17 (29.3) | 0.046 |
Caucasians | 91 (60.7) | 50 (54.3) | 41 (70.7) | |
Education | ||||
High school graduate/GED or less | 39 (26.0) | 34 (44.6) | 5 (8.6) | 0.004 |
Some college or technical degree | 51 (34.0) | 28 (30.4) | 23 (39.7) | |
College degree | 44 (29.3) | 23 (25.0) | 21 (36.2) | |
Professional degree | 16 (10.7) | 7 (7.6) | 9 (15.5) | |
Payment Type | ||||
Public/Private insurance | 88 (58.7) | 57 (62.0) | 31 (53.4) | 0.303 |
Out-of-pocket | 62 (41.3) | 35 (38.0) | 27 (46.6) | |
Socio-economic Status | ||||
Below FPL | 39 (26.0) | 29 (31.5) | 10 (17.2) | 0.052 |
Above FPL | 111 (74.0) | 63 (68.5) | 48 (82.8) | |
Marital Status‖ | ||||
Single | 47 (35.9) | 31 (38.3) | 16 (32.0) | 0.46 |
Married | 78 (59.5) | 45 (55.6) | 33 (66.0) | |
Divorced/widow | 6 (4.6) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (2.0) | |