Table 3.

Prevalence of dental hypersensitivity, according to participants’ characteristics (N = 787).^*

	Prevalence	95% CI	p-value
Overall
	12.3%	(9.8%, 14.8%)
Age			0.02
18 – 44	16.3%	(12.2%, 20.4%)
45 – 64	12.2%	(8.5%, 15.9%)
65+	6.1%	(2.3%, 9.8%)
Aggressive tooth brushing habits			0.16
No	11.4%	(8.4%, 14.5%)
Yes	15.1%	(10.9%, 19.4%)
Scaling & root planing			0.24
No	13.1%	(10.3%, 15.9%)
Yes	9.8%	(5.2%, 14.3%)
At-home tooth whitening			0.004
No	10.4%	(7.3%, 13.4%)
Yes	16.6%	(13.4%, 19.8%)
In-office tooth whitening			0.25
No	11.7%	(9.0%, 14.5%)
Yes	16.3%	(8.2%, 24.5%)
Non-carious cervical lesions			0.14
No	10.9%	(8.1%, 13.8%)
Yes	15.2%	(9.9%, 20.4%)
Gingival recession			<0.001
No	4.6%	(2.2%, 7.1%)
Yes	17.1%	(13.2%, 21.0%)
Obvious occlusal trauma			0.47
No	12.8%	(9.9%, 15.8%)
Yes	11.1%	(7.3%, 15.0%)

^*Sample sizes were 787 participants for all models, except for aggressive toothbrushing (N=786)