Table 2.
Toothache within 6 month and health-related behaviors (N = 973).
| Variables | Toothache within 6 Months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | X 2 | p | |
| Number of remaining teeth | ||||
| ≤24 | 196 (28.6) | 101 (35.2) | 4.18 | 0.041 |
| ≥25 | 490 (71.4) | 186 (64.8) | ||
| The reasons to visit dentist | ||||
| Dental check-ups/scaling | 222 (32.4) | 68 (23.7) | 15.58 | <0.001 |
| Oral discomfort | 435 (63.4) | 216 (75.3) | ||
| Others (cosmetic) | 29 (4.2) | 3 (1.0) | ||
| Brushing teeth after meal/twice per day | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 500 (72.9) | 202 (70.4) | 0.63 | 0.427 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 186 (27.1) | 85 (29.6) | ||
| Using dental floss every day | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 373 (54.4) | 153 (53.3) | 0.09 | 0.762 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 313 (45.6) | 134 (46.7) | ||
| Regular dental check-ups (1/2-1 year) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 447 (65.2) | 174 (60.6) | 1.80 | 0.180 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 239 (34.8) | 113 (39.4) | ||
| Receiving oral hygiene education | ||||
| No | 386 (56.3) | 155 (54.0) | 0.42 | 0.517 |
| Yes | 300 (43.7) | 132 (46.0) | ||
| Water intake (1500 mL/per day) | ||||
| Infrequent | 207 (30.2) | 116 (40.4) | 9.57 | 0.002 |
| Frequent | 479 (69.8) | 171 (59.6) | ||
| Vegetable (3 servings/per day) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom r) | 197 (28.7) | 107 (37.3) | 6.91 | 0.009 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 489 (71.3) | 180 (62.7) | ||
| Fruit (2 servings/per day) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 260 (37.9) | 132 (46.0) | 5.51 | 0.019 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 426 (62.1) | 155 (54.0) | ||
| Smoking/betel nut chewing | ||||
| Non users | 504 (73.5) | 202 (70.4) | 0.96 | 0.325 |
| Current users or formerly | 182 (26.5) | 85 (29.6) | ||