Table 2 The distribution of perceived oral health (POH) according to the different variables (N = 587 unless otherwise stated)
From: Link between perceived oral and general health status among Yemeni adult dental patients
Perceived oral health | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Fair | Good | Very good | Excellent | |||
Age | ≤ 20 years | 10 (14.3) | 16 (22.9) | 27 (38.6) | 12 (17.1) | 5 (7.1) | <.001 |
21–30 years | 61 (22.4) | 53 (19.5) | 85 (31.3) | 53 (19.5) | 20 (7.4) | ||
31–40 years | 34 (24.8) | 37 (27.0) | 39 (28.5) | 22 (16.1) | 5 (3.6) | ||
41–50 years | 12 (21.8) | 19 (34.5) | 19 (34.5) | 4 (7.3) | 1 (1.8) | ||
> 50 years | 21 (39.6) | 25 (47.2) | 5 (9.4) | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Gender | Male | 18 (11.6) | 46 (29.7) | 53 (34.2) | 22 (14.2) | 16 (10.3) | <.001 |
Female | 120 (27.8) | 104 (24.1) | 122 (28.2) | 71 (16.4) | 15 (3.5) | ||
Marital status | Single | 22 (13.1) | 35 (20.8) | 56 (33.3) | 42 (25.0) | 13 (7.7) | <.001 |
Married | 116 (27.7) | 115 (27.4) | 119 (28.4) | 51 (12.2) | 18 (4.3) | ||
Education | Illiterate | 48 (50.5) | 31 (32.6) | 13 (13.7) | 3 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | <.001 |
Primary | 28 (30.8) | 33 (36.3) | 21 (23.1) | 7 (7.7) | 2 (2.2) | ||
Preparatory | 26 (29.5) | 21 (23.9) | 31 (35.2) | 8 (9.1) | 2 (2.3) | ||
Secondary | 22 (14.5) | 27 (17.8) | 51 (33.6) | 35 (23.0) | 17 (11.2) | ||
University or above | 14 (8.7) | 38 (23.6) | 59 (36.6) | 40 (24.8) | 10 (6.2) | ||
Dental prosthesis | Yes | 64 (29.6) | 67 (31.0) | 67 (31.0) | 17 (7.9) | 1 (0.5) | <.001 |
No | 74 (19.9) | 83 (22.4) | 108 (29.1) | 76 (20.5) | 30 (8.1) | ||
Smoking (N = 310) | Yes | 7 (18.4) | 19 (50.0) | 9 (23.7) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (5.3) | 0.051 |
No | 54 (18.5) | 74 (25.3) | 103 (35.3) | 48 (16.4) | 13 (4.5) | ||
Qat chewing (N = 310) | Yes | 27 (21.6) | 43 (34.4) | 36 (28.8) | 12 (9.6) | 7 (5.6) | 0.042 |
No | 34 (16.6) | 50 (24.4) | 76 (37.1) | 37 (18.0) | 8 (3.9) | ||