Table 3 The distribution of perceived general health (PGH) 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 general health | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Fair | Good | Very good | Excellent | |||
Age | ≤ 20 years | 5 (7.1) | 7 (10.0) | 14 (20.0) | 27 (38.6) | 17 (24.3) | <.001 |
21–30 years | 11 (4.0) | 26 (9.6) | 86 (31.6) | 85 (31.3) | 64 (23.5) | ||
31–40 years | 7 (5.1) | 13 (9.5) | 58 (42.3) | 38 (27.7) | 21 (15.3) | ||
41–50 years | 2 (3.6) | 13 (23.6) | 20 (36.4) | 17 (30.9) | 3 (5.5) | ||
> 50 years | 4 (7.5) | 10 (18.9) | 27 (50.9) | 10 (18.9) | 2 (3.8) | ||
Gender | Male | 5 (3.2) | 16 (10.3) | 41 (26.5) | 54 (34.8) | 39 (25.2) | 0.002 |
Female | 24 (5.6) | 53 (12.3) | 164 (38.0) | 123 (28.5) | 68 (15.7) | ||
Marital status | Single | 10 (6.0) | 12 (7.1) | 38 (22.6) | 63 (37.5) | 45 (26.8) | <.001 |
Married | 19 (4.5) | 57 (13.6) | 167 (39.9) | 114 (27.2) | 62 (14.8) | ||
Education | Illiterate | 11 (11.6) | 24 (25.3) | 51 (53.7) | 8 (8.4) | 1 (1.1) | <.001 |
Primary | 5 (5.5) | 18 (19.8) | 42 (46.2) | 16 (17.6) | 10 (11.0) | ||
Preparatory | 3 (3.4) | 11 (12.5) | 27 (30.7) | 34 (38.6) | 13 (14.8) | ||
Secondary | 6 (3.9) | 12 (7.9) | 44 (28.9) | 45 (29.6) | 45 (29.6) | ||
University or above | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 41 (25.5) | 74 (46.0) | 38 (23.6) | ||
Dental prosthesis | Yes | 13 (6.0) | 33 (15.3) | 90 (41.7) | 54 (25.0) | 26 (12.0) | <.001 |
No | 16 (4.3) | 36 (9.7) | 115 (31.0) | 123 (33.2) | 81 (21.8) | ||
Smoking (N = 310) | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 5 (13.2) | 17 (44.7) | 11 (28.9) | 5 (13.2) | 0.904 |
No | 9 (3.1) | 37 (12.7) | 110 (37.7) | 88 (30.1) | 48 (16.4) | ||
Qat chewing (N = 310) | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 15 (12.0) | 54 (43.2) | 32 (25.6) | 24 (19.2) | 0.250 |
No | 9 (4.4) | 27 (13.2) | 73 (35.6) | 67 (32.7) | 29 (14.1) | ||