Table 2.

Distribution of oral hygiene practice across different demographics and behavior categories.

Variables	Oral hygiene status				Total
	Poor hygiene		Good hygiene
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	1163	59.7	785	40.3	1948	100%
Sex
Male	508	43.9	324	41.7	832	43.1
Female	648	56.1	453	58.3	1101	56.9
Total	1156	100	777	100	1933	100
Age categories
Below 45	993	86.1	701	92.6	1694	88.7
45 Or above	160	13.9	56	7.4	216	11.3
Total	1153	100	757	100	1910	100
Wealth status
Poor	183	15.9	76	9.8	259	13.4
Middle	762	66.1	468	60.2	1230	63.7
Good	208	18.4	233	29.9	441	22.9
Total	1153	100	777	100	1930	100
Education
Illiterate	266	22.9	68	8.7	334	17.2
Secondary education	181	15.6	96	12.2	277	14.2
High school	473	40.8	396	50.5	869	44.7
Higher education	240	20.7	224	28.6	464	23.9
Total	1160	100	784	100	1944	100
Beverage consumption
No	233	20.1	141	18.3	374	19.4
Sometimes	762	65.9	457	59.1	1219	63.2
Usually	162	14.0	175	22.6	337	17.5
Total	1157	100	773	100	1930	100
Sweet and candy
No	171	14.8	131	16.7	302	15.5
Sometimes	687	59.3	442	56.3	1129	58.1
Usually	300	25.9	212	27.0	512	26.4
Total	1158	100	785	100	1943	100
Citric fruits and food
No	235	20.3	145	18.5	380	19.6
Sometimes	665	57.5	421	53.8	1086	56.0
Usually	256	22.2	217	27.7	473	24.4
Total	1156	100	783	100	1939	100
Snack
No	511	44.3	250	31.9	761	39.3
Sometimes	484	41.9	381	48.6	865	44.6
Usually	159	13.8	153	19.5	312	16.1
Total	1154	100	784	100	1938	100
Bruxism
No	956	82.8	613	78.4	1569	81.1
Yes	198	17.2	169	21.7	367	18.9
Total	1154	100	782	100	1936	100
Xerostomia
No	934	80.4	617	78.8	1551	79.7
Yes	228	19.6	166	21.2	394	20.3
Total	1162	100	783	100	1945	100
Continuous medication usage
No	1017	87.9	634	81.7	1651	85.1
Yes	140	12.1	148	18.9	288	14.9
Total	1157	100	782	100	1939	100