Table 3 DMFT scores of in-treatment opiate dependents according to their backgrounds and drug abuse profile (n = 217)
From: Oral health status and its determinants among opiate dependents: a cross-sectional study
Variable | DMFT (Mean, SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 20.3 (7.7) | 0.852* |
Female | 18.4 (11.5) | |
Age | ||
18–24 | 8.2 (4.9) | < 0.001** |
25–34 | 14.6 (7.9) | |
35–44 | 20.1 (6.5) | |
45–54 | 22.5 (6.0) | |
55 ≤ | 26.2 (4.2) | |
Education | ||
0–5 | 22.2 (7.5) | 0.302** |
6–12 | 20.1 (7.7) | |
13 ≤ | 19.4 (8.3) | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 21.1 (7.2) | 0.001** |
Single | 15.3 (9.0) | |
Others | 22.1 (7.2) | |
Employment status | ||
Full-time job | 18.5 (7.8) | < 0.001** |
Part-time job | 18.8 (8.3) | |
Unemployed | 22.7 (6.2) | |
Others (student, retired, homemaker) | 24.9 (6.6) | |
Area of residence | ||
Affluent | 20.1 (7.8) | 0.594* |
Non-affluent | 20.8 (7.9) | |
Main drug of abuse | ||
Opium | 21.7 (6.9) | < 0.001** |
Crystalline heroin | 16.0 (8.3) | |
Other drugs | 19.2 (9.7) | |
Age at start of drug abuse | ||
≤ 17 | 14.7 (8.3) | < 0.001** |
18–24 | 19.8 (7.7) | |
25–34 | 21.4 (7.1) | |
35 ≤ | 24.3 (5.7) | |
Duration of opiate dependence (year) | ||
< 1 | 11.4 (11.2) | <.001** |
1–5 | 17.2 (8.0) | |
6–10 | 19.4 (7.6) | |
11 ≤ | 23.1 (6.4) | |
Duration of current methadone treatment (month) | ||
< 1 | 19.7 (7.4) | 0.870** |
1–5.9 | 19.5 (8.9) | |
6–11.9 | 20.7 (6.8) | |
12–23.9 | 21.6 (5.0) | |
24 ≤ | 20.9 (8.4) | |