Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, use of oral health services and oral health measures in the different age groups
All n (%) | 20–29 years n (%) | 30–59 years n (%) | ≥ 60 years n (%) | Chi-square P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 945 (48.9) | 132 (41.9) | 545 (48.8) | 268 (53.5) | 0.006 |
Female | 987 (51.1) | 183 (58.1) | 571 (51.2) | 233 (46.5) | |
Municipality size | |||||
> 50,000 | 867 (44.9) | 158 (50.2) | 513 (46.0) | 196 (39.1) | 0.002 |
10,000–50 000 | 598 (31.0) | 82 (26.0) | 359 (32.2) | 157 (31.3) | |
< 10,000 | 467 (24.2) | 75 (23.8) | 244 (21.9) | 148 (29.5) | |
Education | |||||
Secondary school | 281 (14.5) | 19 (6.0) | 103 (9.2) | 159 (31.7) | < 0.001 |
High school | 853 (44.2) | 188 (59.7) | 458 (41.0) | 207 (41.3) | |
University/college | 798 (41.3) | 108 (34.3) | 555 (49.7) | 135 (26.9) | |
Self-reported oral health | |||||
Good | 1414 (73.3) | 260 (82.5) | 846 (76.1) | 308 (61.5) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 443 (23.0) | 48 (15.2) | 227 (20.4) | 168 (33.5) | |
Poor | 71 (3.7) | 7 (2.2) | 39 (3.5) | 25 (5.0) | |
Tooth brushing frequency | |||||
< 2/day | 537 (27.8) | 100 (31.7) | 275 (24.6) | 162 (32.3) | 0.001 |
≥ 2/day | 1395 (72.2) | 215 (68.3) | 841 (75.4) | 339 (67.7) | |
Dental visits | |||||
≥ every 2nd year | 1270 (66.4) | 150 (47.8) | 754 (68.1) | 366 (74.2) | < 0.001 |
< every 2nd year | 644 (33.6) | 164 (52.2) | 353 (31.9) | 127 (25.8) | |
Postponed dental visits for financial reasons past 2 years | |||||
No | 1549 (80.4) | 189 (60.0) | 897 (80.6) | 463 (92.8) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 378 (19.6) | 126 (40.0) | 216 (19.4) | 36 (7.2) | |
Why irregular dental visits | |||||
No need/wish | 208 (28.3) | 48 (26.2) | 100 (24.8) | 60 (40.3) | < 0.001 |
Availability | 149 (20.2) | 34 (18.6) | 83 (20.5) | 32 (21.5) | |
Economy | 226 (30.7) | 73 (39.9) | 117 (29.0) | 36 (24.2) | |
Anxiety | 153 (20.8) | 28 (15.3) | 104 (25.7) | 21 (14.1) | |
Self-reported oral health | |||||
Good | 933 (48.4) | 139 (44.1) | 590 (53.0) | 204 (40.9) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 742 (38.5) | 141 (44.8) | 386 (34.7) | 215 (43.1) | |
Poor | 252 (13.1) | 35 (11.1) | 137 (12.3) | 80 (16.0) | |
Carious teeth | |||||
0 | 1016 (52.7) | 135 (42.9) | 570 (51.2) | 311 (62.3) | < 0.001 |
1–3 | 741 (38.5) | 128 (40.6) | 456 (41.0) | 157 (31.5) | |
> 3 | 170 (8.8) | 52 (16.5) | 87 (7.8) | 31 (6.2) | |
Number of teeth | |||||
≥ 20 | 1742 (90.5) | 312 (99.4) | 1097 (98.7) | 333 (66.9) | < 0.001 |
< 20 | 182 (9.5) | 2 (0.6) | 15 (1.3) | 165 (33.1) | |