Table 1.
Association between groups and related SDC.
| Characteristics | Category | Total number (%) | Number (%) | p value | |
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| Periodontitis | Gingivitis | ||||
| Age group in years | >29 | 9 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (100.0) | — |
| 30–39 | 18 (100.0) | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | ||
| 40–49 | 17 (100.0) | 14 (82.4) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| >50 | 5 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
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| Mean age in years ± SD | 49 (100.0) | 43.46 ± 7.6 | 30.96 ± 6.4 | 0.001∗ | |
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| Gender | Female | 23 (46.9) | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 0.674 |
| Male | 26 (53.1) | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | ||
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| Brushing frequency | 1 | 33 (67.3) | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 0.263 |
| ≥2 | 16 (32.6) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | ||
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| Socioeconomic status | Upper middle | 24 (49.0) | 11 (45.8%) | 13 (54.2%) | 0. 736 |
| Lower middle | 15 (30.6) | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (53.3%) | ||
| Upper lower | 10 (20.4) | 6 (60.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | ||
∗Statistically significant p value (∗p < 0.05).