Table 3 Sociodemographic, oral health and medical characteristics of the participants
Mean (SD) or % (n) | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 66.0 (4.8) |
Women | 41.5 (39) |
Married | 79.3 (73) |
Smokers | 15.2 (14) |
Educational level | |
University | 21.7 (20) |
Secondary education | 37.0 (34) |
Primary education | 41.3 (38) |
Diagnosed with diabetes | 45.7 (42) |
Diagnosed with hypertension | 43.9 (43) |
ADD-GOHAI (score) | 43.8 (9.9) |
SC-GOHAI (score) | 5.1 (3) |
Self-perceived oral health | |
Excellent-very good | 7.4 (7) |
Good | 42.6 (40) |
Enough-Poor | 50.0 (47) |
Frequency of tooth brushing | |
Once a day | 34.0 (32) |
Twice or more times a day | 66.0 (62) |
Frequency of visits to the dentist | |
Irregular | 34.0 (32) |
Once or twice a year | 65.9 (62) |
Present teeth (n) | 18 (9.2) |
Missing teeth (n) | 10 (9.2) |
Wearing a complete or partial removable denture | 39.4 (43) |
Diagnosed with periodontal disease | 59.6 (56) |
Probing depth (mm) | 2.36 |
Attachment level loss (mm) | 2.49 |