Table 2.

Differences in oral health-promoting behaviour by gender and educational attainment (n = 335, Slovak adults aged 18 to 68 years, data collected in 2015)

	Dentist preventive check-ups or dental hygiene (yes)		Toothpaste with fluoride (yes)		Frequency of tooth-brushing (at last twice a day)		Bleeding of gums (never)		Using interdental floss or thread (yes)		Using a scraper or single brush (yes)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N	%	n	%
Gender
Men	78	49.06	83	52.2	115	72.3	43	27.0	67	42.1	38	23.9
Women	123	59.89	101	57.4	147	83.5	51	29.0	110	62.5	37	21.00
Difference significance	***				**				***
Education
No university	136	57.6	113	47.9	175	74.2	69	29.2	110	46.6	47	19.9
University	65	65.7	71	71.7	87	87.9	25	25.3	68	67.7	28	28.3
Difference significance	***		***		**				***
Age categories
18–30 years	75	55.1	76	55.9	114	83.8	36	26.5	83	61	23	16.9
31–44 years	51	60.7	47	56	64	76.2	26	31	47	56	19	22.6
45–64	67	65.7	56	54.9	75	73.5	24	23.5	42	41.2	28	27.5
≥ 65	6	54.5	4	36.4	7	63.5	7	63.6	3	27.3	5	45.5
Difference significance							*		**

Chi-square, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001