Table 1.
Sociodemographic and oral health-related characteristics among Sudanese older adults (n = 249)
| Variable | % (No) |
|---|---|
| Age Groups | |
| 60–69 years | 62.7 (156) |
| ≥ 70 | 37.3 (93) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 64.3 (160) |
| Female | 35.7 (89) |
| Education Level | |
| No/Poor education | 67.5(168) |
| Good/High education | 32.5 (81) |
| Occupational Level | |
| Unemployed | 30.5 (76) |
| Employed | 69.5 (173) |
| Teeth or mouth pain during the past 12 months | |
| No | 49 (122) |
| Yes | 51 (127) |
| Perceived oral health (POH) | |
| Poor | 51.8 (129) |
| Good | 48.2 (120) |
| Occluding units | |
| ≥ 20 teeth | 43 (107) |
| 1–19 teeth and using dentures | 3.2 (8) |
| 1–19 teeth and not using dentures | 37.8 (94) |
| No occluding teeth but using dentures | 4.4 (11) |
| No occluding teeth and not using dentures. | 11.6 (29) |
| Intervention urgency | |
| No treatment need | 0.8 (2) |
| Preventive or routine treatment | 1.2 (3) |
| Prompt treatment | 28.1 (70) |
| Immediate/urgent treatment | 36.9 (92) |
| Referred for comprehensive evaluation | 33 (82) |