Table 1.

Distribution of sex, oral hygiene habits, xerostomia, and periodontitis in the groups with and without HIV.

Variable	Without HIV		With HIV		Total
	n	%	n	%	N
Sex
Female	66	66	55	55	121
Male	34	34	45	45	79
Frequency of daily tooth brushing
1–3 times	100	100	47	47	147
4 or more times	0	0	53	53	53
Daily use of dental floss
Yes	39	39	65	65	104
No	61	61	35	35	96
Smoker
Yes	12	12	84	84	96
No	88	88	16	16	104
Former smoker
Yes	16	16	75	75	81
No	84	84	25	25	29
Xerostomia
Yes	20	20	60	60	80
No	80	80	40	40	120
Periodontitis
Yes	27	27	54	54	81
No	73	73	46	46	119