Table 2 Frequency of brushing in the elderly
Variables | Category | n (%) | After every meal (i.e., three times a day) | Once or twice a day (i.e., morning and/or evening) | Never/almost never/occasionally/don’t know | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
60 years and older | n = 471 (100) | 135 (28.66) | 245 (52.02) | 91 (19.32) | ||
Sex | Male | 233 (100) | 50 (21.46) | 129 (55.36) | 54 (23.18)⋆⋆ | 0.003* |
Female | 238 (100) | 85 (35.71) | 116 (48.74) | 37 (15.55) | ||
Age | From 60 to 75 years old | 320 (100) | 103 (32.19) | 172 (53.75) | 45 (14.06) | 0.000* |
Over 75 years old | 151 (100) | 32 (21.19) | 73 (48.34) | 46 (30.46)⋆⋆ | ||
Residence | Urban | 283 (100) | 77 (27.21) | 149 (52.65) | 57 (20.14) | 0.662 |
Rural | 188 (100) | 58 (30.85) | 96 (51.06) | 34 (18.09) | ||
Region | Central | 101 (100) | 16 (15.84) | 59 (58.42)⋆⋆ | 26 (25.74) | 0.005* |
Occidental | 79 (100) | 23 (29.11) | 43 (54.43) | 13 (16.46) | ||
Oriental | 59 (100) | 29 (49.15) | 24 (40.68) | 6 (10.17) | ||
North | 90 (100) | 28 (31.11) | 41 (45.56) | 21 (23.33) | ||
Paracentral | 56 (100) | 11 (19.64) | 32 (57.14) | 13 (23.21) | ||
Coast | 86 (100) | 28 (32.56) | 46 (53.49) | 12 (13.95) |