Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population
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Calcium intake according to recommendations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Total % (n) | Below % (n) | Within % (n) | P |
| Age* |
75.5 (6.4) |
75.9 (6.3) |
74.4 (6.6) |
0.01 |
| ≤ 7 y of education |
30.7 (186) |
32.1 (144) |
26.6 (42) |
0.20 |
| Males |
39.4 (239) |
36.2 (162) |
48.7 (77) |
0.005 |
| Smoking |
22.4 (136) |
23.4 (106) |
19 (30) |
0.226 |
| Vitamin D intake < 6.8 μg/d |
50.7 (307) |
52.9 (237) |
44.3 (70) |
0.063 |
| Vitamin D intake (μg/d )* |
7.4 (4.9) |
7.1 (4.8) |
8.2 (5.1) |
0.02 |
| Calcium intake (mg/d)* |
989 (460) |
776 (211) |
1591 (439) |
< 0.0001 |
| Dairy intake < 3 servings/d |
62.4 (378) |
80.6 (361) |
10.8 (17) |
< 0.001 |
| > 10% energy from sucrose |
16.2 (98) |
15.4 (69) |
18.3 (29) |
0.386 |
| Alcohol > recommendations |
28.7 (174) |
31 (139) |
22.1 (35) |
0.048 |
| Current diseases ≥ 5 |
52 (315) |
51.6 (231) |
53.2 (84) |
0.729 |
| > 12 months since last dental care visit |
8.7 (53) |
9.1 (41) |
7.6 (12) |
0.551 |
| No regular use of dental floss/tooth pick |
59 (357) |
60.9 (273) |
53.2 (84) |
0.09 |
| Number of teeth* |
20.2 (7.8) |
19.8 (7.9) |
21.3 (7.4) |
0.03 |
| Plaque Score (%)* | 14.4 (20) | 14.9 (21) | 13.2 (19) | 0.370 |
Data presented as % (n) unless otherwise stated. * Data presented as mean (SD).