Table 1 Characteristics of the population
From: Periodontal disease in a young Romanian convenience sample: radiographic assessment
Demographic data | n | Mean (SD) or % | range. |
|---|---|---|---|
Age [mean (SD)] | 149 | 29.39 (5.6) | 18-42 |
Male/Female (%) | 149 | 51.7/48.3 | |
Ethnicity: Romanian/Serbian/Hungarian (%) | 148 | 83.2/7.4/8.7 | |
Married/Unmarried (%) | 146 | 55.5/44.5 | |
Urban/rural (%) | 146 | 78.1/21.9 | |
Years of education (mean (SD) | 126 | 12.81 (3.52) | 4-22 |
Family history of periodontitis (%) | 123 | 43.1/56.9 | |
Systemic health findings (%) | |||
Yes/No | 80 | 10/90 | |
Behavior characteristics | |||
Smoking YES/NO (%) | 125 | 40.8/59.2 | |
Brushing (%) | 78 | ||
never | 7.7 | ||
once/week or month | 7.7 | ||
once/day | 84.6 | ||
Flossing (%) | 77 | ||
YES | 24.7 | ||
NO | 75.3 | ||
Cleaning (%): | 77 | ||
Never | 22.1 | ||
>1year<2 years | 28.6 | ||
>2 years | 9.1 | ||
<1 year | 40.3 | ||
Radiographic findings [mean (SD)] | |||
Tooth number | 149 | 24.93 (5.62) | 4-32 |
Root rest number | 149 | 1.34 (2.36) | 0-17 |
Carious lesions | 149 | 3.54 (2.87) | 0-13 |
Fillings | 149 | 3.91 (4.20) | 0-16 |
Prosthetic crowns | 149 | 1.18 (2.15) | 0-10 |
Endodontic treatment | 149 | 2.10 (2.56) | 0-12 |
Periapical lesions | 149 | 1.28 (1.47) | 0-7 |