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. 2026 Sep 4;24:775–781. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2807

Table 2.

Association of subjective oral status and oral health behaviours with a history of systemic disease

Disease

Medical history

Total (n = 979)

Male (n = 466)

Female (n = 513)

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

N (%)

p value*

* Chi-squared test.

† Hepatitis, liver cirrhosis

‡ COPD, pneumonia

Cancer

Yes

64 (45.1)

0.524

95 (66.9)

0.253

120 (84.5)

0.194

36 (42.4)

0.823

56 (65.9)

0.771

69 (81.2)

0.386

28 (49.1)

0.731

39 (68.4)

0.114

51 (89.5)

0.175

No

400 (48.0)

598 (71.6)

655 (79.8)

166 (43.7)

244 (64.2)

292 (76.8)

234 (51.5)

354 (77.8)

373 (82.3)

Myocardial infarction

Yes

26 (38.2)

0.117

50 (73.5)

0.621

56 (82.9)

0.688

13 (30.2)

0.069

27 (62.8)

0.800

32 (74.4)

0.600

13 (52.0)

0.925

23 (92.0)

0.062

24 (96.0)

0.075

No

436 (48.1)

642 (70.7)

728 (80.4)

188 (44.7)

273 (64.8)

329 (78.1)

248 (51.0)

369 (75.8)

399 (82.3)

Stroke

Yes

15 (55.6)

0.392

19 (70.4)

0.960

22 (81.5)

0.887

7 (41.2)

0.848

13 (76.5)

0.294

14 (82.4)

0.634

8 (80.0)

0.065

6 (60.0)

0.212

8 (80.0)

0.803

No

448 (47.2)

673 (70.8)

762 (80.4)

195 (43.5)

287 (64.1)

347 (77.5)

253 (50.5)

386 (76.9)

415 (83.0)

Hypertension

Yes

203 (50.2)

0.147

282 (69.6)

0.499

333 (82.4)

0.178

107 (48.6)

0.032

133 (60.5)

0.083

174 (79.1)

0.475

96 (52.2)

0.735

149 (80.5)

0.106

159 (86.4)

0.114

No

260 (45.5)

409 (71.6)

450 (78.9)

95 (38.8)

167 (68.2)

187 (76.3)

165 (50.6)

242 (74.2)

263 (80.9)

Diabetes

Yes

58 (47.5)

0.981

79 (64.8)

0.115

95 (77.9)

0.450

33 (42.3)

0.825

45 (57.7)

0.167

62 (79.5)

0.667

25 (56.8)

0.425

34 (77.3)

0.907

33 (75.0)

0.143

No

405 (47.4)

613 (71.7)

689 (80.8)

169 (43.7)

255 (65.9)

299 (77.3)

236 (50.5)

358 (76.5)

390 (83.7)

Liver disease†

Yes

13 (48.1)

0.940

22 (81.5)

0.217

23 (85.2)

0.526

7 (38.9)

0.691

14 (77.8)

0.230

15 (83.3)

0.554

6 (66.7)

0.345

8 (88.9)

0.378

8 (88.9)

0.632

No

450 (47.4)

670 (70.5)

761 (80.3)

195 (43.6)

286 (64.0)

346 (77.4)

255 (50.8)

384 (76.3)

415 (82.8)

Lung disease‡

Yes

33 (60.0)

0.054

40 (72.7)

0.766

47 (85.5)

0.339

17 (58.6)

0.090

23 (79.3)

0.094

25 (86.2)

0.267

16 (61.5)

0.269

17 (65.4)

0.173

22 (84.6)

0.805

No

427 (46.7)

649 (70.9)

733 (80.2)

184 (42.5)

277 (64.0)

335 (77.4)

243 (50.4)

372 (77.0)

398 (82.7)

Mental illness

Yes

10 (71.4)

0.071

10 (71.4)

0.965

11 (78.6)

0.863

2 (50.0)

0.793

3 (75.0)

0.664

2 (50.0)

0.184

8 (80.0)

0.065

7 (70.0)

0.621

9 (90.0)

0.549

No

453 (47.1)

682 (70.9)

772 (80.4)

200 (43.5)

297 (64.6)

358 (77.8)

253 (50.5)

385 (76.7)

414 (82.8)

Osteoporosis

Yes

59 (56.7)

0.045

84 (80.8)

0.019

87 (83.7)

0.401

5 (55.6)

0.600

5 (55.6)

0.564

5 (55.6)

0.105

54 (56.8)

0.205

79 (83.2)

0.091

82 (86.3)

0.354

No

403 (46.3)

607 (69.7)

697 (80.2)

197 (43.3)

295 (64.8)

356 (78.2)

206 (49.6)

312 (75.0)

341 (82.4)