Table 2.
oral hygiene habits among diabetic and non-diabetic respondents
| Periodontal status | x2 | df | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Diabetes (%), n=110 | Non-diabetes (%), n=110 | |||
| +Teeth cleaning materials | |||||
| Chewing stick | 3(2.7) | 6(5.5) | 1.843 | 2 | 0.426 |
| Toothbrush and paste | 90(81.8) | 92(83.6) | |||
| Chewing stick and toothbrush | 17(15.5) | 12(10.9) | |||
| Frequency of teeth cleaning | |||||
| Once daily | 80(72.7) | 59(53.6) | 12.645 | 3 | 0.002* |
| Twice daily | 26(23.6) | 50(45.5) | |||
| More than twice daily | 3(2.7) | 1(0.9) | |||
| Others | 1(0.9) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Not available | 14(14.6) | 8(8.3) | |||
| +Materials used to clean the interdental space | |||||
| Dental floss | 15(13.6) | 15(13.6) | 3.952 | 4 | 0.416 |
| Toothpick | 74(67.3) | 73(66.4) | |||
| Interdental brush | 1(0.9) | 5(4.) | |||
| Broom stick | 7(6.4) | 9(8.2) | |||
| Nothing | 13(11.8) | 8(7.3) | |||
| Frequency of cleaning the interdental space | |||||
| Once daily | 7(7.3) | 8(7.8) | 7.661 | 4 | 0.154 |
| More than once daily | 8(8.3) | 10(9.8) | |||
| Every time I eat | 16(15.6) | 24(23.5) | |||
| When food gets in | 66(68.8) | 58(56.9) | |||
| Others | 0(0.0) | 2(2.0) | |||
| I don’t clean | 14(12.7) | 8(7.3) | |||
| Last visit to the dentist (months) | |||||
| Less than 6 months ago | 14(12.7) | 15(13.6) | 5.352 | 5 | 0.376 |
| 6-12 months | 5(4.5) | 5(4.5) | |||
| 12-18 months | 4(3.6) | 5(4.5) | |||
| 18-24 months | 10(9.1) | 4(3.6) | |||
| More than 24 months | 29(26.4) | 21(19.1) | |||
| Never | 48(43.6) | 60(54.5) | |||
*
Statistically significant, X2-Chi-squared, +multiple answers allowed