Table 2.
Sociodemographic, health and oral hygiene-related behavioural characteristics associated with visiting a dental clinic for a complaint within the last year, for Saudi Arabian people, ≥15 years of age, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013
| Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics | Visiting a dental clinic for a complaint last year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | At least once | Multivariate logistic regression |
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| n (weighted%; SE) | n (weighted%; SE) | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Sex | REF | |||
| Male | 2844 (56.05; 0.97) | 2374 (43.95; 0.97) | 1.71 | 1.49–1.96 |
| Female | 2424 (46.56; 0.98) | 2992 (53.44; 0.98) | 1.12 | 1.06–1.18 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 1380 (57.42; 1.31) | 982 (42.58; 1.31) | ||
| 25–34 | 1348 (49.32; 1.30) | 1390 (50.68; 1.30) | ||
| 35–44 | 1038 (44.16; 1.36) | 1281 (55.84; 1.36) | ||
| 45–54 | 638 (43.85; 1.66) | 868 (56.15; 1.66) | ||
| 55–64 | 397 (48.54; 2.35) | 449 (51.46; 2.35) | ||
| 65+ | 467 (56.65; 2.30) | 396 (43.36; 2.30) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 3209 (47.11; 0.79) | 3705 (52.89; 0.79) | REF | |
| Never married | 1602 (55.98; 1.22) | 1208 (44.02; 1.22) | 0.94 | 0.80–1.09 |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 441 (52.18; 2.40) | 438 (47.82; 2.40) | 0.72 | 0.58–0.90 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school or less | 1663 (52.90; 1.25) | 1579 (47.10; 1.25) | REF | |
| Elementary or high school completed | 2472 (53.23; 1.01) | 2358 (46.77; 1.01) | 1.19 | 1.02–1.39 |
| College degree or higher education | 1125 (44.88; 1.40) | 1421 (55.12; 1.40) | 1.38 | 1.15–1.65 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoked | 4308 (51.24; 0.76) | 4499 (48.76; 0.76) | REF | |
| Ex-smoker | 238 (52.94; 3.20) | 220 (47.06; 3.20) | 1.05 | 0.79–1.40 |
| Current smoker | 711 (52.17; 1.95) | 636 (47.83; 1.95) | 1.26 | 1.05–1.53 |
| Last routine medical check-up | ||||
| Within the last year | 799 (45.04; 1.65) | 1004 (54.96; 1.65) | REF | |
| 1–3 years ago | 447 (50.42; 2.23) | 539 (49.58; 2.23) | 0.83 | 0.67–1.04 |
| 4+ years ago | 3987 (52.89; 0.81) | 3779 (47.11; 0.81) | 0.86 | 0.74–1.00 |
| History of diagnosis with a chronic condition | ||||
| No | 4716 (51.65; 0.73) | 4774 (48.35; 0.73) | ||
| Yes | 548 (48.32; 2.02) | 590 (51.68; 2.08) | ||
| Daily use of a toothbrush | ||||
| Never | 1279 (62.69; 1.58) | 797 (37.31; 1.58) | REF | |
| Less than once | 643 (53.90; 2.06) | 625 (46.10; 2.06) | 1.52 | 1.22–1.91 |
| Once | 1681 (48.65; 1.17) | 1996 (51.35; 1.17) | 1.69 | 1.41–2.01 |
| Twice or more | 1626 (48.06; 1.17) | 1923 (51.94; 1.17) | 1.60 | 1.33–1.93 |
| Daily use of dental floss | ||||
| Never | 4616 (53.39; 0.76) | 4333 (46.61; 0.76) | REF | |
| Less than once | 331 (40.26; 2.35) | 542 (59.74; 2.35) | 1.50 | 1.21–1.85 |
| Once | 183 (40.86; 3.03) | 312 (59.14; 3.03) | 1.42 | 1.10–1.84 |
| Twice or more | 81 (37.62; 4.55) | 126 (62.38; 4.55) | 1.61 | 1.07–2.42 |
| Daily use of Miswak | ||||
| Never | 2787 (54.80; 1.00) | 2405 (45.20; 1.00) | REF | |
| Less than once | 841 (51.53; 1.74) | 872 (48.47; 1.74) | 1.17 | 0.99–1.38 |
| Once | 662 (43.20; 1.76) | 920 (56.80; 1.76) | 1.63 | 1.38–1.93 |
| Twice or more | 913 (48.02; 1.53) | 1097 (51.98; 1.53) | 1.44 | 1.23–1.68 |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; REF, reference.