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Table 2 Tooth brushing (%/n) among Finnish 15-year-old boys and girls according to Mini-SPIN and GAD-7 classification

From: Psychological distress, oral health behaviour and related factors among adolescents: Finnish School Health Promotion Study

 

Tooth brushing

≤ Once daily

% (n)

≥ Twice daily

% (n)

Total

% (n)

Boys

Mini-SPIN classification

 0–5 points (No SP)

58.8 (11,175)

41.2 (7828)

100 (19,003)

 6–12 points (Possible SP)

66.4 (2059)

33.6 (1043)

100 (3102)

Total

59.9 (13,234)

40.1 (8871)

100 (22,105)

GAD-7, 2 categories

 0–9 points (No, slight or mild anxiety)

59.2 (11,937)

40.8 (8230)

100 (20,167)

 10–21 points (Moderate to severe anxiety)

68.2 (876)

31.8 (408)

100 (1284)

 Total

59.7 (12,813)

40.3 (8638)

100 (21,451)

Girls

Mini-SPIN classification

 0–5 points

31.1 (5267)

68.9 (11,677)

100 (16,944)

 6–12 points

39.6 (2286)

60.4 (3492)

100 (5778)

 Total

33.2 (7553)

66.8 (15,169)

100 (22,722)

GAD-7, 2 categories

 0–9 points

31.9 (5955)

68.1 (12,691)

100 (18,646)

 10–21 points

39.6 (1462)

60.4 (2229)

100 (3691)

 Total

33.2 (7417)

66.8 (14,920)

100 (22,337)

  1. (p < 0.001 for all associations; chi-square test)