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Table 1 General characteristics of the participants

From: Medical status of patients presenting for treatment at an Australian dental institute: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total

N = 873

Male

N = 394 (%)

Female

N = 479 (%)

p value (Chi-square test)

Age group (years)

0.4519

 25–34

105

40 (10.2)

65 (13.6)

 

 35–44

131

54 (13.7)

77 (16.1)

 

 45–54

137

61 (15.5)

76 (15.9)

 

 55–64

147

66 (16.8)

81 (16.9)

 

 65–74

228

112 (28.4)

116 (24.2)

 

 75–84

103

52 (13.2)

51 (10.7)

 

 85+

22

9 (2.3)

13 (2.7)

 

Tobacco use

< 0.0001

 Never

481

168 (42.6)

313 (65.5)

 

 Current

201

109 (27.7)

92 (19.3)

 

 Ex-user

190

117 (29.7)

73 (15.3)

 

Tobacco (current/ex-user)

0.5061*

 Self-rolled

19

10 (4.4)

9 (5.5)

 

 Cigarette

370

214 (94.7)

156 (94.6)

 

 Chew/vape/other

2

2 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

 

Alcohol use

0.0002

 Never

457

177 (44.9)

280 (58.6)

 

 Current

393

203 (51.5)

190 (39.8)

 

 Ex-user

22

14 (3.6)

8 (1.7)

 

Alcohol by type

   

0.0001

 Spirits

25

14 (9.3)

11 (9.1)

 

 Wine

133

56 (37.1)

77 (63.6)

 

 Beer

59

45 (29.8)

14 (11.6)

 

 Cider

6

3 (2.0)

3 (2.5)

 

 Mixed

49

33 (21.9)

16 (13.2)

 
  1. The p value compares each variable between male and female respondents
  2. *Fisher’s Exact test