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Table 3 Age-standardized percentage of oral hygiene and the periodontal status in the Dutch population from the Dutch National Oral Health Survey 1995–2013

From: Trends in socioeconomic inequality of periodontal health status among Dutch adults: a repeated cross-sectional analysis over two decades

Age-standardized percentage (95% CI)

1995 (n = 917)

2002 (n = 795)

2007 (n = 669)

2013 (n = 702)

Oral hygiene

 OHI-S = 0

12.7 (10.5–14.9)

8.9 (7.0–10.9)

20.6 (17.5–23.7)

28.1 (24.8–31.5)

 OHI-S = 1

46.2 (42.9–49.4)

49.8 (46.4–53.3)

56.8 (53.0–60.6)

60.9 (57.3–64.5)

 OHI-S = 2, 3

41.1 (37.9–44.4)

41.2 (37.8–44.6)

22.6 (19.4–25.8)

10.9 (8.6–13.2)

Periodontal status

 PDI = 0

51.4 (48.1–54.7)

46.5 (43.0–49.9)

56.3 (52.6–60.0)

60.6 (57.0–64.1)

 PDI = 1

42.0 (38.8–45.3)

45.0 (41.6–48.5)

36.8 (33.1–40.5)

34.0 (30.5–37.5)

 PDI = 2

6.5 (4.9–8.2)

8.5 (6.6–10.4)

6.9 (5.1–8.7)

5.4 (3.7–7.0)

  1. Percentages of oral hygiene and the periodontal status were age-standardized by the direct method, with the age distribution of the Dutch population in 2006 as the reference