From: Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: a cross-sectional study
Periodontitis | ||||
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NSP n (%) | Stage II n (%) | Stage III + IV n (%) | P value | |
Total | 693 (50.2) | 403 (29.2) | 285 (20.6) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
18–34 | 300 (95.8)a | 8 (2.6)a | 5 (1.6)a | |
35–49 | 278 (63.9)b | 101 (23.2)b | 56 (12.9)b | |
50–64 | 81 (17.4)c | 223 (47.6)c | 164 (35.0)c | |
65–75 | 34 (20.6)c | 71 (43.0)c | 60 (36.4)c | |
Gender | 0.011 | |||
Men | 271 (46.8)b | 167 (28.8) | 141 (24.4)b | |
Women | 422 (52.6)a | 236 (29.4) | 144 (18.0)a | |
Household income | 0.602 | |||
< 300,000 | 90 (48.8) | 63 (34.4) | 31 (16.8) | |
300,001-600,000 | 267 (48.8) | 163 (29.8) | 117 (21.4) | |
600,001-900,000 | 205 (51.2) | 109 (27.3) | 86 (21.5) | |
> 900,000 | 88 (50.6) | 47 (27.0) | 39 (22.4) | |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
1–9 years | 57 (32.0)a | 55 (30.9) | 66 (37.1)a | |
10–13 years | 223 (48.3)b | 140 (30.3) | 99 (21.4)b | |
> 14 years | 391 (57.1)c | 192 (28.1) | 101 (14.8)c | |
Smoking | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 100 (35.3)a | 90 (31.8) | 93 (32.9)a | |
No | 583 (54.0)b | 309 (28.7) | 187 (17.3)b | |
Toothbrushing | 0.406 | |||
< 1 time a day | 79 (55.6) | 32 (22.6) | 31 (21.8) | |
1 time a day | 235 (50.9) | 133 (28.8) | 94 (20.3) | |
≥ 2 times a day | 378 (48.8) | 237 (30.6) | 160 (20.6) | |
Frequency of dental visits | < 0.001 | |||
Yearly | 325 (44.5)a | 222 (30.5) | 182 (25.0)a | |
Every other year | 292 (58.3)b | 134 (26.7) | 75 (15.0)b | |
Seldom | 70 (51.5)c | 44 (32.3) | 22 (16.2)b |