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

Table 10.

The association of sociodemographic characteristics, dental visitation habits and information from the dentist with denture removal at night.

			Denture Removal at Night
Independent Variable	n (%)		n (%)		p-Value
Independent Variable	n (%)		Yes	No	p-Value
Gender	Male	17 (31.5%)	11 (64.7%)	6 (35.3%)	0.683 ^a
Gender	Female	37 (68.5%)	26 (70.3%)	11 (29.7%)	0.683 ^a
Age	≤74 years	23 (42.6%)	14 (60.9%)	9 (39.1%)	0.668 ^b
	75–84 years	23 (42.6%)	17 (73.9%)	6 (26.1%)
	≥85 years	8 (14.8%)	6 (75.0%)	2 (25.5%)
Marital status	Married	31 (57.4%)	20 (64.5%)	11 (35.5%)	0.462 ^a
Marital status	Other	23 (42.6%)	17 (73.9%)	6 (26.1%)	0.462 ^a
Education	≤6 years	29 (53.7%)	22(77.4%)	7 (22.6%)	0.211 ^a
Education	>6 years	25 (46.3%)	15(60%)	10 (40%)	0.211 ^a
Last dental visit	≤12 months	22 (39.3%)	13 (59.1%)	9 (40.9%)	0.216 ^a
Last dental visit	>12 months	32 (60.7%)	24 (75.0%)	8 (25.0%)	0.216 ^a
Information from the dentist for removing dentures at night	Yes	28 (51.9%)	25 (89.3%)	3 (10.7%)	0.001 ^a
Information from the dentist for removing dentures at night	No	26 (48.1%)	12 (46.2%)	14 (53.8%)	0.001 ^a

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