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Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and oral health of pregnant women (n = 407)

From: Oral health status in relation to socioeconomic and behavioral factors among pregnant women: a community-based cross-sectional study

  

Variables

N (%)

DMF

Mean

(SD)

D

Mean

(SD)

M

Mean

(SD)

F

Mean

(SD)

Having periodontal pocket > 3.5 mm

N(%)

Having bleeding on probing

N(%)

Demographic variables

Age group

15–25

162 (39.8)

9.22 (5.29)

7.21 (4.66)

1.30 (1.90)

0.71 (1.63)

27 (16.7%)

128

(79.1%)

25–35

204 (50.1)

10.82 (4.81)

7.00 (4.30)

2.47 (2.64)

1.35 (2.37)

30 (14.7%)

152

(74.1%)

35–44

41 (10.1)

12.39 (4.84)

5.54 (3.58)

4.59 (3.67)

2.27 (3.04)

3 (7.3%)

27

(65.9%

P-value

 

< 0.001

0.09

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.32

0.06

Trimester of pregnancy

Second

243 (59.7)

10.17 (5.11)

6.83 (4.43)

2.15 (2.45)

1.19 (2.21)

27 (11.1%)

177

(72.8%)

Third

164 (40.3)

10.59 (5.10)

7.09 (4.36)

2.32 (2.99)

1.18 (2.28)

33 (20.1%)

130

(79.3%)

P-value

 

0.43

0.62

0.42

0.71

< 0.05

0.13

Indicators of socioeconomic status

Job

House keeper

400 (98.3)

10.31 (5.11)

6.93 (4.40)

2.20 (2.68)

1.19 (2.24)

59 (14.8%)

302

(75.5%)

employed

7 (1.7)

12.00 (4.47)

7.43 (4.46)

3.43 (2.76)

1.14 (1.77)

1 (14.3%)

5

(71.4%)

P-value

 

0.57

0.74

0.69

0.45

0.97

0.80

Education (years of schooling)

Less than 12 years

224

(55)

10.41

(5.47)

7.40

(4.69)

2.22

(2.69)

0.79

(1.84)

33 (14.7%)

171

(76.3%)

12 years

156

(38.3)

10.38

(4.75)

6.60

(4.00)

2.23

(2.74)

1.56

(2.49)

25 (16.0%)

116

(74.4%)

More than12 years

27

(6.6)

9.48

(3.85)

5.04

(3.44)

2.07 (2.25)

2.37

(2.91)

2

(7.4%)

20

(74.1%)

P-value

 

0.66

< 0.05

0.96

< 0.001

0.65

0.22

Dental care behaviors

Brushing Habit

Once a day or more

261

(64.1)

10.52

(4.73)

7.24

(4.39)

2.16

(2.39)

1.12

(2.01)

40 (15.3%)

148

(56.7%)

Less than once a day

146

(35.9)

10.02

(5.70)

6.40

(4.38)

2.32

(3.14)

1.30

(2.59)

20 (13.7%)

79

(54.1%)

P-value

 

< 0.05

0.35

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.65

0.21

Flossing Habit

once a day or more

84 (20.6)

9.93 (4.92)

7.21 (4.27)

1.77 (2.17)

0.94 (2.23)

6

(7.1%)

49

(58.3%)

Less than once a day

323

(79.4)

10.45

(5.15(

6.86

(4.44)

2.33

(2.79)

1.25

(2.23)

54 (16.7%)

185

(57.3%)

P-value

 

0.70

0.88

0.19

0.39

< 0.05

< 0.01

Dental Visit

Yes

205

(50.4)

11.09

(5.35)

6.99

(4.67)

2.56

(3.02)

1.54

(2.51)

27 (13.2%)

120

(58.5%)

No

202

(49.6)

9.58

(4.73)

6.88

(4.12)

1.87

(2.24)

0.83

(1.85)

33 (16.3%)

97

(48.0%)

P-value

 

0.42

0.29

< 0.01

< 0.001

0.36

0.98

Sweet Consumption

once a day

274

(67.3)

10.28

(5.09)

6.75

(4.35)

2.15

(2.63)

1.38

(2.50)

37

(13.5%)

144

(52.5%)

more than once a day

133

(32.7)

10.46

(5.13)

7.32

(4.49)

2.35

(2.78)

0.79

(1.47)

23 (17.3%)

73

(54.8%)

P-value

 

0.78

0.71

0.74

< 0.001

0.31

0.07

Cause of last visit

checkup

86

(21.1)

8.26

(5.15)

5.92

(4.33)

1.02

(1.82)

1.31

(2.66)

16 (18.6%)

34

(59.6%)

treatment

321

(78.9)

10.90

(4.95)

7.21

(4.38)

2.54

(2.78)

1.15

(2.11)

44 (13.7%)

162

(70.1%)

P-value

 

0.33

0.92

< 0.01

0.07

0.25

0.17

All

 

407

(100%)

10.34

(5.10)

6.94

(4.40)

2.22

(2.68)

1.19

(2.23)

113 (27%)

307

(75%)

  1. For comparison between D, M, F, DMFT and demographic, socioeconomic, oral health determinants Independent T-test was used
  2. For comparison between D, M, F, DMFT and age and educational background groups One-way ANOVA test was used
  3. For comparison between Periodontal Pocket > 3 mm, Bleeding and demographic, socio economic, oral health determinants Chi-square or Fisher exact test was used
  4. Bold: relationship significant at the 5% level
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