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Table 2 Percentage of traditional examination and self-reported periodontal symptoms and mean number of tooth and FTU points by sex and age

From: Perceived general health in relation to oral health status in a rural Kenyan elderly population

 

Number

Traditional extraction

P valuea

Tooth mobility

P valuea

Gum bleeding

P valuea

Present teeth

P valueb

FTUc

P valueb

N

%

N

%

N

%

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Sex

Male

46

34

73.9

< 0.01

26

56.5

0.46

16

34.8

0.15

23.4

25

0.06

7.5

9

0.81

Female

85

79

92.9

 

54

63.5

 

41

48.2

 

21.2

24

 

7.4

8

 

Age class

65–69

32

19

59.4

< 0.01

18

56.3

0.87

17

53.1

0.31

26.2

26

< 0.01

9.5

10

< 0.01

70–74

27

24

88.9

 

17

63.0

 

14

51.9

 

23.0

24

 

7.7

8

 

75–79

37

37

100.0

 

22

59.5

 

13

35.1

 

20.8

23

 

7.1

8

 

80–

35

33

94.3

 

23

65.7

 

13

37.1

 

18.6

23

 

5.7

6

 
  1. aFisher's exact test/chi-square test
  2. bMann–Whitney U test/Kruskal–Wallis test
  3. cFunctional tooth units