Table 2 Respondents’ characteristics
From: Costs and health-related quality of life in relation to caries
Variables | Caries inactive (n = 179) | Caries active (n = 81) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Accommodation area (%) | 0.164 | ||
City | 36 | 27 | |
Coastal Areas | 20 | 23 | |
Rural Areas | 44 | 50 | |
Age (years) | 45.2 | 35.1 | < 0.001 |
Gender (%) | 0.073 | ||
Male | 35.2 | 46.9 | |
Female | 64.8 | 53.1 | |
Health status (%) | 0.773 | ||
Healthy | 70 | 72 | |
Diseased | 30 | 28 | |
Medication (%) | 0.932 | ||
Non medicated | 60.2 | 62.0 | |
1–2 medicines | 25.6 | 24.1 | |
> 3 medicines | 14.2 | 13.9 | |
Tobacco use (%) | 0.012 | ||
No tobacco use | 88.7 | 77.2 | |
Present smoker | 3.4 | 5.1 | |
Present snuff user | 7.9 | 16.5 | |
Present smoker and snuff user | 0 | 1.2 | |
Preventive/Non-operative measures (%) | |||
Basic prevention | 50.8 | 86.1 | < 0.001 |
Additions Fluoride | 15.8 | 85.7 | < 0.001 |
Individual counselling on oral hygiene | 29.4 | 77.2 | < 0.001 |
Individual counselling on diet | 2.3 | 22.8 | < 0.001 |
Follow-up on prevention advice | 6.8 | 35.4 | < 0.001 |