Table 2.
Characteristics of subjects according to self-awareness of gingival bleeding and oral malodor and self-perception of tooth mobility.
| Variables | Self-Awareness of Gingival Bleeding | Self-Awareness of Oral Malodor | Self-Perception of Tooth Mobility | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | p Value | No. (%) | No. (%) | p Value | No. (%) | No. (%) | p-Value | ||
| Gender | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.370 | |||||||
| Female | 238 (55.2) | 193 (44.8) | 250 (58.0) | 181 (42.0) | 79 (18.3) | 352 (81.7) | 431 (58.6) | |||
| Male | 132 (43.3) | 173 (56.7) | 133 (43.6) | 172 (56.4) | 64 (21.0) | 241 (21.0) | 305 (41.4) | |||
| Age group (years) | 0.004 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||
| <40 | 111 (56.6) | 85 (43.4) | 122 (62.2) | 74 (37.8) | 12 (6.1) | 184 (93.9) | 196 (26.6) | |||
| 40–59 | 182 (52.1) | 167 (47.9) | 182 (52.1) | 167 (47.9) | 81 (23.2) | 268 (76.8) | 349 (47.4) | |||
| 60–75 | 77 (40.3) | 114 (59.7) | 79 (41.4) | 112 (58.6) | 50 (26.2) | 141 (73.8) | 191 (26.0) | |||
| Education | 0.075 | 0.014 | 0.001 | |||||||
| Low | 139 (45.6) | 166 (54.4) | 140 (45.9) | 165 (54.1) | 78 (25.6) | 227 (74.4) | 305 (41.4) | |||
| Middle | 156 (54.9) | 128 (45.1) | 156 (54.9) | 128 (45.1) | 52 (18.3) | 232 (81.7) | 284 (38.6) | |||
| High | 75 (51.0) | 72 (49.0) | 87 (59.2) | 60 (40.8) | 13 (8.8) | 134 (91.2) | 147 (20.0) | |||
| Smoking status | 0.109 | 0.003 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Non-smoker | 295 (52.4) | 268 (47.6) | 307 (54.5) | 256 (45.5) | 91 (16.2) | 472 (83.8) | 563 (76.5) | |||
| Light smoker (≤10 cigarettes/day) | 34 (44.7) | 42 (55.3) | 41 (53.9) | 35 (46.1) | 18 (23.7) | 58 (76.3) | 76 (10.3) | |||
| Heavy smoker (>10 cigarettes/day) | 41 (42.3) | 56 (57.7) | 35 (36.1) | 62 (63.9) | 34 (35.1) | 63 (64.9) | 97 (13.2) | |||
| Periodontitis | 0.338 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||
| No | 79 (47.0) | 89 (53.0) | 115 (68.5) | 53 (31.5) | 8 (4.8) | 160 (95.2) | 168 (22.8) | |||
| Yes | 291 (51.2) | 277 (48.8) | 268 (47.2) | 300 (52.8) | 135 (23.8) | 433 (76.2) | 568 (77.2) | |||
| Total | 370 (50.3) | 366 (49.7) | 383 (52.0) | 353 (48.0) | 143 (19.4) | 593 (80.6) | 736 (100) | |||