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Table 3 Prevalence of gingival bleeding and dental calculus

From: Oral health status of students with visual or hearing impairments in Northeast China

School

Variables

N

Number of students

with gingival bleeding

%

χ2

P value

Number of students

with dental calculus

%

Visual impairment

Gender

Male

59

36

61.02% *

4.90

0.027

34

57.63%

Female

37

14

37.84%

  

23

62.16%

Age (years)

6–12

7

1

14.29%

4.32

0.038

3

42.86%

13–30

89

49

55.06%

  

54

60.67%

Status

Low

5

4

80.00%

  

5

100.00%

Serious

90

46

51.11%

  

53

58.89%

Total

96

50

52.08%

  

57

59.38%

Hearing

impairment

Gender

Male

29

7

24.14%

  

15

51.72%

Female

27

3

11.11%

  

9

33.33%

Age (years)

6–12

7

1

14.29%

  

1

14.29%

13–30

49

9

18.37%

  

23

46.94%

Status

Low

52

9

17.31%

  

23

44.23%

Serious

4

1

25.00%

  

1

25.00%

Total

56

10

17.86%

  

24

42.86%