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Knowledge of gum disease prevention (N=223)
| Variable | N (%) | Male N (%) |
Female N (%) |
X2 | P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eating a good quality diet | 189 (84.8) | 118 (79.7) | 71 (94.7) | 8.5 | 0.003** |
| Regular tooth brushing | 217 (97.3) | 143 (96.6) | 74 (98.7) | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Going to the dentist | 196 (87.9) | 131 (88.5) | 65 (86.7) | 0.15 | 0.6 |
| Taking vitamins | 178 (79.8) | 111 (75.9) | 67 (89.3) | 6.3 | 0.01* |
