Table 4.
Mean oral health literacy of study participants according to different socio-demographic variables
| Socio-demographic variable | Oral health literacy score | P-value | |
| Age (in years) | Mean | Standard Deviation | |
| 20–25 | 3.23 | 2.62 | |
| 26–35 | 6.54 | 3.86 | |
| 36–45 | 5.56 | 2.21 | F=1.825 |
| 46–55 | 4.64 | 3.18 | P= 0.067 |
| 56 and above | 5.87 | 1.46 | |
| Total | 5.69 | 2.67 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 4.96 | 2.56 | F=1.745 |
| Female | 5.45 | 2.32 | P= 0.075 |
| Total | 5.12 | 2.62 | |
| Educational qualification | |||
| Up to High school | 4.67 | 2.43 | |
| 12th standard or equivalent | 5.78 | 3.46 | F= 1.554 |
| Graduation | 5.37 | 2.76 | P=0.026 |
| Postgraduation | 6.67 | 3.54 | |
| Total | 5.54 | 2.47 | |
P<0.05 (Statistically significant)
Tests used-Student-t test, ANOVA