Table 2 Prevalence (%) of oral health-related work problems by oral status (n = 3930)
From: Association of oral health with various work problems: a cross-sectional study of Japanese workers
| Â | n(%) | Presence of work problems due to oral symptoms or diseases | Specific work problems | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stress | Lack of focus | Lack of sleep | Lack of energy | Lack of communication due to halitosis | Lack of communication due to appearance | Lack of ability to work due to dental-related pain | |||
Total | 3930 (100.0) | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Self-reported oral health | |||||||||
 Excellent | 307 (7.8) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
 Very good | 948 (24.1) | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
 Good | 1676 (42.6) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
 Fair | 857 (21.8) | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
 Poor | 142 (3.6) | 21.8 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 19.0 |
Number of teeth | |||||||||
 19 or fewer teeth | 562 (14.3) | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 |
 20 or more teeth | 3368 (85.7) | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
Bleed when brush teeth | |||||||||
 Always | 159 (4.0) | 22.6 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 18.9 |
 Sometimes | 1607 (40.9) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
 Never | 2164 (55.1) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |