SOS teeth with advanced caries and sociodemographic indicators, health-related habits and dental attendance patterns: data from the Dental, Oral, Medical Epidemiological (DOME) nationwide records-based study

Table 4 Associations of SOS teeth with health-related habits

Domain	Parameter	Variable	N	Mean	SD	95% confidence interval for mean		p value*
Domain	Parameter	Variable	N	Mean	SD	Lower bound	Upper bound	p value*
Health-related habits	Brushing teeth once a day	No	5357	0.22	0.66	0.20	0.24	< 0.001
		Yes	39,676	0.13	0.49	0.13	0.14
		Total	45,033	0.14	0.52	0.14	0.15
	Cariogenic diet	No	22,003	0.13	0.48	0.12	0.14	< 0.001
		Yes	22,975	0.16	0.55	0.15	0.17
		Total	44,978	0.14	0.52	0.14	0.15
	Sweetened beverages	No	20,432	0.11	0.44	0.11	0.12	< 0.001
		Yes	24,487	0.17	0.57	0.16	0.18
		Total	44,919	0.15	0.52	0.14	0.15

	Parameter	Pearson correlation ( R)	p value^
Dental attendance patterns	Number of dental visits	0.109	< 0.001
Dental attendance patterns	Number of non-attendances to scheduled dental appointments	0.080	< 0.001

^*Independent t-test; ^Pearson's correlation; SD: standard deviation; Bold values represent statistically significant p values

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