. 2023 Apr 14;12(8):2881. doi: 10.3390/jcm12082881

Table 4.

The association of sociodemographic characteristics, dental visitation habits and source of dental hygiene information with the recommended toothbrushing frequency in dentate participants.

			Toothbrushing Frequency
Independent Variable	n (%)		n (%)		p-Value
Independent Variable	n (%)		<2 Twice/Day	≥2 Twice/Day	p-Value
Gender	Male	51 (26.7%)	29 (56.9%)	22 (43.1%)	0.797 ^a
Gender	Female	88 (63.3%)	52 (59.1%)	36 (40.9%)	0.797 ^a
Age	≤74 years	89 (64%)	52 (58.4%)	37 (41.6%)	0.466 ^b
	75–84 years	44 (31.7%)	27 (61.4%)	17 (38.6%)
	≥85 years	6 (4.3%)	2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)
Marital status	Married	90 (64.7%)	58 (64.4%)	32 (35.6%)	0.046 ^a
Marital status	Other	49 (35.3%)	23 (46.9%)	26 (53.1%)	0.046 ^a
Education	≤6 years	52 (37.4%)	38 (73.1%)	14 (26.9%)	0.006 ^a
Education	>6 years	87 (62.6%)	43 (49.4%)	44 (50.6%)	0.006 ^a
Last dental visit	≤12 months	63 (45.3%)	26 (41.3%)	37 (58.7%)	<0.001 ^a
Last dental visit	>12 months	76 (54.7%)	55 (72.4%)	21 (27.6%)	<0.001 ^a
Source of oral health information	Dentist 73	(52.5%)	34 (46.6%)	39 (53.4%)	0.003 ^a
Source of oral health information	Other 66	(47.5%)	47 (71.2%)	19 (28.8%)	0.003 ^a

^a Chi-square test, ^b Fischer’s Exact test.