Table 1.
Demographic information of patients with dental arch deficiencies
| Variables | N (%) | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | P-value | Mean ± SD | P-value | Mean ± SD | P-value | ||
| Total | 3166 (100) | 6.84±2.27 | 39.4±3.72 | 27.7±4.36 | |||
| Gender | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Male | 1129(35.66) | 8.21±1.48 | 41.65±2.73 | 30.81±3.8 | |||
| Female | 2037(64.34) | 6.08±2.27 | 38.15±3.61 | 25.97±3.64 | |||
| Age | 52.26±14.22 | ||||||
| Residence | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Rural | 111(3.51) | 8.33±1.56 | 42.02±3.36 | 31.51±3.7 | |||
| Urban | 2485(78.49) | 7.14±2.18 | 39.89±3.57 | 28.25±4.32 | |||
| Suburban | 570(18) | 5.27±2.02 | 36.73±3.12 | 24.52±2.74 | |||
| Education | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| ≤ Middle School | 240(7.58) | 8.32±1.29 | 42.57±1.91 | 31.89±3.62 | |||
| High School | 358(11.31) | 8.35±1.25 | 42.31±2.12 | 31.53±3.5 | |||
| Bachelor | 2186(69.05) | 6.72±2.29 | 39.01±3.59 | 27.1±3.99 | |||
| Master and above | 382(12.07) | 5.22±2 | 36.88±3.64 | 24.88±3.46 | |||
| Occupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Employed | 1734(54.77) | 7.81±1.8 | 40.98±3.1 | 29.72±4.09 | |||
| Unemployed | 895(28.27) | 5.68±2.22 | 37.45±3.48 | 25.29±3.24 | |||
| Self-employed | 273(8.62) | 5.69±2.25 | 37.46±3.68 | 25.37±3.57 | |||
| Student | 264(8.34) | 5.6±2.17 | 37.62±3.46 | 24.98±3.21 | |||
| Household income, Yuan per month | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| <5,000 | 236(7.45) | 8.32±1.29 | 42.46±2.22 | 31.69±3.91 | |||
| 5,001-10,000 | 1071(33.83) | 8.07±1.61 | 41.3±2.88 | 30.19±3.86 | |||
| 1,0001-20,000 | 623(19.68) | 6.75±2.3 | 39.17±3.57 | 27.13±3.92 | |||
| >20,000 | 74(2.34) | 6.2±2.24 | 38.57±3.27 | 26.51±3.75 | |||
| Prefer not to say | 1162(36.7) | 5.5±2.12 | 37.2±3.39 | 24.96±3.04 | |||
| Marital status | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed | 616(19.46) | 8.15±1.73 | 41.73±3.06 | 30.79±4.24 | |||
| Married | 2256(71.26) | 6.73±2.24 | 39.15±3.62 | 27.3±4.09 | |||
| Prefer not to say | 294(9.29) | 4.96±1.84 | 36.4±2.92 | 24.22±2.42 | |||
| Smoking | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 465(14.69) | 6.57±2.29 | 38.89±3.65 | 26.98±4.09 | |||
| No | 2701(85.31) | 8.4±1.34 | 42.34±2.6 | 31.85±3.48 | |||
| Drinking | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 575(18.16) | 6.48±2.27 | 38.75±3.62 | 26.79±4.02 | |||
| No | 2591(81.84) | 8.48±1.3 | 42.34±2.61 | 31.76±3.46 | |||
| Medical insurance | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Social medical insurance | 1841(58.15) | 7.79±1.8 | 40.93±3.13 | 29.52±4.1 | |||
| Commercial medical insurance | 235(7.42) | 6.07±2.26 | 37.87±3.42 | 25.7±3.47 | |||
| Both social and commercial medical insurance | 919(29.03) | 5.51±2.17 | 37.34±3.44 | 25.24±3.32 | |||
| No medical insurance | 171(5.4) | 4.87±2.03 | 36.12±3.13 | 24±2.97 | |||
| Disease duration | 19.82±12.42 | ||||||
| Family history | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1616(51.04) | 7.93±1.76 | 41.15±3 | 29.96±4.02 | |||
| No | 889(28.08) | 6.13±2.27 | 38.18±3.62 | 25.99±3.62 | |||
| Not sure | 661(20.88) | 5.15±1.93 | 36.74±3.19 | 24.46±2.67 | |||
| With treatment | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 2661(84.05) | 6.94±2.22 | 39.52±3.6 | 27.96±4.28 | |||
| No | 505(15.95) | 6.3±2.42 | 38.76±4.27 | 26.31±4.55 | |||
| Underlying diseases | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 2036(64.31) | 6.56±2.3 | 38.95±3.67 | 27.19±4.16 | |||
| No | 1130(35.69) | 7.36±2.12 | 40.2±3.69 | 28.6±4.57 | |||