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Table 2 Oral health measures and health related behaviors; comparisons between work-based and home-based groups

From: Oral health related quality of life in pregnant and post partum women in two social network domains; predominantly home-based and work-based networks

 

Work-based

Home-based

Total

P value

 

N = 580

N = 823

N = 1403

 

Oral Health Measures

    

OHIP, M (SD) a

3.47 ± 7.29

3.97 ± 7.60

3.76 ± 7.47

0.059

Dental pain in last 6 months b

   

0.142

   No, n (%)

364 (68.5)

482 (64.6)

846 (66.2)

 

   Yes, n (%)

167 (31.5)

264 (35.4)

431 (33.8)

 

Number of teeth b

   

0.259

   < 10 teeth, n (%)

21 (3.6)

40 (4.9)

61 (4.4)

 

   ≥ 10 teeth, n (%)

558 (96.4)

780 (95.1)

1338 (95.6)

 

Health related behaviors

    

Alcohol consumption b

   

0.213

   Do not drink alcohol, n (%)

544 (93.8)

751 (91.3)

1295 (92.3)

 

   No risk of alcoholism, n (%)

25 (4.3)

50 (6.1)

75 (5.3)

 

   Risk of alcoholism, n (%)

11 (1.9)

22 (2.7)

33 (2.4)

 

Smoking b

   

0.061

   No, n (%)

484 (83.4)

654 (79.5)

1138 (81.1)

 

   Yes, n (%)

96 (16.6)

169 (20.5)

265 (18.9)

 

Number of cigarettes/day, M (SD) a

7.27 ± 8.01

10.56 ± 12.93

9.35 ± 11.44

0.136

  1. a Mann-Whitney test b Chi-square test