Table 2.
Association between received information regarding periodontitis and education level, the period of time since diabetes was diagnosed, oral hygiene, presence and treatment of periodontitis. A higher OR is indicating a higher chance that the participants had received information
| Have you ever received information regarding periodontitis? | OR (gross**) | p value | OR (adjusted***) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes* | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | ||||||
| Education level | <8 years | 122 | 63.54 | 33 | 34.38 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 8–12 years | 52 | 27.08 | 34 | 35.42 | 2.41 (1.35–4.31) | 0.003 | 1.72 (0.90–3.25) | 0.096 | |
| >12 years | 18 | 9.38 | 29 | 30.21 | 5.95 (2.95–12.0) | < 0.001 | 3.96 (1.82–8.59) | < 0.001 | |
| Period of time since diabetes was diagnosed | ≤8 years | 120 | 62.50 | 56 | 58.33 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| >8 years | 72 | 37.50 | 40 | 41.67 | 1.19 (0.72–1.96) | 0.494 | 1.17 (0.66–2.08) | 0.593 | |
| Toothbrushing frequency | Once per day | 13 | 6.77 | 4 | 4.17 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Twice per day | 61 | 31.77 | 20 | 20.83 | 1.06 (0.31–3.64) | 0.919 | 0.84 (0.21–3.30) | 0.809 | |
| ≥3 times per day | 118 | 61.46 | 72 | 75.00 | 1.44 (0.39–5.26) | 0.247 | 0.99 (0.26–3.72) | 0.989 | |
| Flossing frequency | None | 98 | 51.04 | 27 | 28.13 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 1–3 times per week | 30 | 15.63 | 7 | 7.29 | 0.84 (0.33–2.13) | 0.725 | 0.72 (0.26–1.97) | 0.528 | |
| Daily | 64 | 33.33 | 62 | 64.58 | 3.51 (2.02–6.09) | < 0.001 | 2.61 (1.37–4.98) | 0.003 | |
| Presence of periodontitis | No | 116 | 60.42 | 34 | 35.42 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Yes | 76 | 39.58 | 62 | 64.58 | 2.78 (1.67–4.62) | < 0.001 | 2.55 (1.45–4.47) | 0.001 | |
| Previous periodontitis treatment | No | 41 | 21.35 | 7 | 7.29 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Yes | 151 | 78.65 | 89 | 92.71 | 3.45 (1.48–8.02) | 0.004 | 2.24 (0.89–5.59) | 0.084 | |