Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Utilization of denture adhesives and the factors associated with its use: a cross-sectional survey
All denture wearers | Complete denture wearers | Partial denture wearers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 1470 | 386 | 1084 | ||||
Age | Median Year (Min.-Max.) | 70 (55–89) | 71 (55–89) | 70 (55–86) | |||
Gender | |||||||
Male | 1153 | (78.4%) | 331 | (85.7%) | 822 | (75.8%) | |
Female | 317 | (21.6%) | 55 | (14.3%) | 262 | (24.2%) | |
Last dental visit | |||||||
under 1 year | 1053 | (71.6%) | 202 | (52.3%) | 851 | (78.5%) | |
over 1 year | 417 | (28.4%) | 184 | (47.7%) | 233 | (21.5%) | |
Smoking | |||||||
non-smoker | 1189 | (80.9%) | 288 | (74.6%) | 901 | (83.1%) | |
Smoker | 281 | (19.1%) | 98 | (25.4%) | 183 | (16.9%) | |