Table 2.
The relationship between subjective oral symptoms and lifestyle factors according to stress level
| Variable | N(%) | χ2 (p) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress | |||||
| Very low | Low | High | Very high | ||
| Gingival bleeding or pain | |||||
| Yes | 21(8.0) | 126(47.9) | 97(36.9) | 19(7.2) | 15.130 (0.002) ** |
| No | 55(14.4) | 210(55.1) | 98(25.7) | 18(4.7) | |
| Dry mouth | |||||
| Yes | 25(10.4) | 112(46.5) | 86(35.7) | 18(7.5) | 8.771 (0.032)* |
| No | 51(12.7) | 224(55.6) | 109(27.0) | 19(4.7) | |
| Saliva viscosity | |||||
| Very low | 43(10.8) | 217(54.3) | 123(30.8) | 17(4.3) | 25.939 (0.002) ** |
| Low | 20(13.3) | 80(53.3) | 43(28.7) | 7(4.7) | |
| High | 13(17.6) | 31(41.9) | 22(29.7) | 8(10.8) | |
| Very high | 0(0.0) | 8(40.0) | 7(35.0) | 5(25.0) | |
| Daily tooth brushing frequency | |||||
| 1~2 | 25(13.6) | 87(47.3) | 63(34.2) | 9(4.9) | 8.918 (0.178) |
| 3 | 47(11.7) | 218(54.1) | 117(29.0) | 21(5.2) | |
| ≥4 | 4(7.0) | 31(54.4) | 15(26.3) | 7(12.3) | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 9(10.1) | 37(41.6) | 28(31.5) | 15(16.9) | 24.703 (<0.001) *** |
| No | 67(12.1) | 299(53.9) | 167(30.1) | 22(4.0) | |
| Average weekly beverage consumption frequency | |||||
| None | 16(13.3) | 61(50.8) | 38(31.7) | 5(4.2) | 11.515 (0.242) |
| 1~2 | 38(12.3) | 172(55.7) | 83(26.9) | 16(5.2) | |
| 3~4 | 17(10.5) | 77(47.5) | 59(36.4) | 9(5.6) | |
| ≥5 | 5(9.4) | 26(49.1) | 15(28.3) | 7(13.2) | |
| Average sleeping duration | |||||
| ≤5hr | 21(9.4) | 104(46.4) | 80(35.7) | 19(8.5) | 18.297 (0.032)* |
| ≤6hr | 30(11.8) | 136(53.3) | 78(30.6) | 11(4.3) | |
| ≤7hr | 17(14.4) | 70(59.3) | 24(20.3) | 7(5.9) | |
| geq8hr | 8(17.0) | 26(55.3) | 13(27.7) | 0(0.0) | |
Note.
*
p <0.05;
**
p <0.01;
***
p <0.001