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. 2014 Jun 20;14:73. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-73

Table 1.

Bivariate comparisons of the characteristics between the participants with lower and higher CPI

 
Lower CPI
Higher CPI
  n % * (95% CI) n % * (95% CI)
Gender (n = 5291)
 
 
 
 
Male
1444
63.2 (60.5-65.8)
965
36.8 (34.2-39.5)
Female
2176
77.6 (75.3-79.7)
706
22.4 (20.3-24.7)
Highest diploma (n = 5283)
 
 
 
 
Primary school
666
52.0 (47.4-56.5)
497
48.0 (43.5-52.6)
Middle school
362
58.9 (53.8-63.9)
260
41.1 (36.1-46.2)
High school
1452
73.5 (70.7-76.2)
559
26.5 (23.8-29.3)
≥ University or college
1134
76.4 (73.7-78.9)
353
23.8 (21.1-26.3)
Household income (n = 5247)
 
 
 
 
< 25%
581
63.1 (58.5-67.4)
366
36.9 (32.6-41.5)
25 - 50%
786
66.6 (63.4-69.7)
424
33.4 (30.3-36.6)
50 - 75%
1036
69.0 (65.6-72.2)
467
31.0 (27.8-34.4)
> 75%
1182
75.1 (72.4-77.6)
405
24.9 (22.4-27.6)
Diabetes (n = 5291)
 
 
 
 
No
3450
71.2 (69.1-73.2)
1483
28.8 (26.8-30.9)
Yes
170
45.6 (39.4-52.0)
188
54.4 (48.0-60.6)
Obesity (n = 5251)
 
 
Underweight
179
77.8 (71.4-83.1)
55
22.2 (16.9-28.6)
Normal
2337
71.6 (69.3-73.8)
1024
28.4 (26.2-30.7)
Obesity
1068
64.5 (61.4-67.4)
588
35.5 (32.6-38.6)
Oral health behaviors
 
 
 
 
Daily frequency of toothbrushing (n = 5291)
 
 
 
 
Once or less
401
63.2 (58.7-67.6)
249
36.8 (32.4-41.3)
Twice
1381
66.8 (63.7-69.7)
738
33.2 (30.3.-36.3)
Three times or more
1838
73.7 (71.3-76.1)
684
26.3 (23.9-28.7)
Use of floss or interdental brush (n = 5291)
 
 
 
 
No
2653
68.8 (66.4-71.2)
1316
31.2 (28.8-33.6)
Yes
967
72.7 (69.5-75.7)
355
27.3 (24.3-30.5)
General health behaviors
 
 
 
 
Harmful alcohol use§ (n = 5291)
No
2519
72.4 (70.0-74.6)
1048
27.6 (25.4-30.0)
Yes
1101
65.7 (62.8-68.5)
623
34.3 (31.5-37.2)
Present smoking status (n = 5282)
Past smoker
662
62.0 (58.5-65.5)
450
38.0 (34.5-41.5)
Current smoker
776
61.8 (58.1-65.4)
515
38.2 (34.6-41.9)
Non-smoker 2213 78.0 (75.7-80.0) 719 22.0 (20.0-24.3)

*Weighted percent and 95% confidence interval.

Household income: monthly average family equivalent income.

(=monthly average household income/√(the number of household members)).

Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2); Normal (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2); obese (≥25 kg/m2).

§AUDIT score ≥ 8.