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Table 2 Distribution of the responses of the nursing staff regarding their consumption of food and beverages

From: Oral health status of nursing staff in Ilembula, Wanging’ombe District, Njombe region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

 

Gender

Women

Age in years

Men

Age in years

Total

n (%)

Mean SD

Min–max

n (%)

Mean SD

Min–max

n (%)

Total

87 (51.8%)

23.6 ± 7.9

18–58

81 (48.2%)

26.6 ± 3.2

18–38

168 (100%)

Dietary history

 Meals per day

  1

1 (0.6%)

23.0 ± 0.0

23

2 (1.2%)

24.0 ± 4.2

21–27

3 (1.8%)

  2

15 (8.9%)

26.1 ± 10.9

19–57

10 (6.0%)

25.7 ± 5.6

18–38

25 (14.9%)

  3

71 (42.2%)

23.0 ± 7.2

18–58

69 (41.1%)

22.1 ± 2.5

18–31

140 (83.3%)

 Sweets per day

  0

43 (25.6%)

25.6 ± 10.4

18–58

44 (26.2%)

22.8 ± 3.5

18–38

87 (51.8%)

  1

34 (20.2%)

21.6 ± 3.7

18–40

27 (16.1%)

22.8 ± 3.1

18–31

61 (36.3%)

  2

10 (5.9%)

21.4 ± 1.3

19–23

5 (3.0%)

22.2 ± 0.84

21–23

15 (8.9%)

   ≥ 3

0 (0.0%)

5 (3.0%)

20.4 ± 1.5

18–22

5 (3.0%)

 Softdrinks per day

  0

40 (23.8%)

23.7 ± 7.6

18–58

35 (20.8%)

22.4 ± 2.7

18–32

75 (44.6%)

  1

46 (27.4%)

23.5 ± 7.9

18–57

40 (23.8%)

23.1 ± 3.7

18–38

86 (51.2%)

  2

1 (0.6%)

19.0 ± 0.0

19

5 (3.0%)

21.0 ± 1.7

18–22

6 (3.6%)

  > 2

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

20.0 ± 0.0

20

1 (0.6%)

Sugar-sweetened tea per day

 0

6 (3.6%)

28.8 ± 12.6

18–49

9 (5.3%)

22.2 ± 3.3

18–30

15 (8.9%)

 1

69 (41.1%)

22.9 ± 6.7

18–58

65 (38.7%)

22.5 ± 3.2

18–38

134 (79.8%)

 2

12 (7.1%)

24.3 ± 11.2

18–57

6 (3.6%)

24.7 ± 3.3

22–31

18 (10.7%)

 > 2

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

21.0 ± 0.0

21

1 (0.6%)

Consumption of tobacco/alcohol

 Alcohol

2 (1.2%)

22.0 ± 1.4

21–23

3 (1.8%)

27.7 ± 9.3

20–38

5 (3.0%)

 Tobacco

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.2%)

31.5 ± 9.2

25–38

2 (1.2%)