Table 2 Distribution of periodontitis in relation to demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral factors for the total sample, n = 2078
From: Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: a cross-sectional study
Periodontitis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NSP n (%) | Stage II n (%) | Stage III + IV n (%) | P value | |
Total | 1046 (50.3) | 615 (29.6) | 417 (20.1) | |
Ethnicity | 0.630 | |||
Sámi | 693 (50.2) | 403 (29.2) | 285 (20.6) | |
Non-Sámi | 353 (50.6) | 212 (30.4) | 132 (18.9) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
18–34 | 400 (95.5)a | 13 (3.1)a | 6 (1.4)a | |
35–49 | 453 (65.9)b | 152 (22.1)b | 82 (11.9)b | |
50–64 | 142 (20.0)c | 332 (46.8)c | 235 (33.1)c | |
65–75 | 51 (19.4)c | 118 (44.9) c | 94 (35.7)c | |
Gender | 0.001 | |||
Men | 418 (46.8)a | 265 (29.6) | 211 (23.6)a | |
Women | 628 (53.0)b | 350 (29.6) | 206 (17.4)b | |
Household income | 0.884 | |||
< 300,000 | 133 (48.2) | 91 (33.0) | 52 (18.8) | |
300,001-600,000 | 398 (50.3) | 231 (29.2) | 163 (20.6) | |
600,001-900,000 | 314 (51.1) | 182 (29.6) | 119 (19.3) | |
> 900,000 | 145 (49.8) | 83 (28.5) | 63 (21.6) | |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
1–9 years | 74 (30.6)a | 77 (31.8)a | 91 (37.6)a | |
10–13 years | 382 (48.9)b | 245 (31.4)a | 154 (19.7)b | |
> 14 years | 562 (57.0)c | 275 (27.9)a | 149 (15.1)c | |
Smoking | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 159 (35.9)a | 145 (32.7) | 139 (31.4)a | |
No | 875 (54.4)b | 461 (28.7) | 271 (16.9)b | |
Toothbrushing | 0.220 | |||
< 1 time a day | 99 (56.6) | 40 (22.9) | 36 (20.6) | |
1 time a day | 322 (51.0) | 180 (28.5) | 129 (20.4) | |
≥ 2 times a day | 623 (49.1) | 394 (31.0) | 252 (19.9) | |
Frequency of dental visits | < 0.001 | |||
Yearly | 517 (45.0)a | 351 (30.5) | 282 (24.5)a | |
Every other year | 419 (58.1)b | 204 (28.3) | 98 (13.6)b | |
Seldom | 102 (54.5) b | 55 (29.4) | 30 (16.0)b | |