Table 1. Sociodemographic parameters and characteristics of the study groups.
| Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Categorizations | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| Age | Min.-Max. | 25-50 | 25-54 | 25-60 | 25-63 |
| Mean±SD | 29.00±5.56§, ‖ | 35.05±8.52 | 39.80±10.61† | 41.10±9.77† | |
| Gender (n) | Female | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| Education level (n) | Elementary (8 years) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Secondary (8-12 years) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Higher (12 years<) | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | |
| Monthly income (n) | 0-1500 TL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1500-3000 TL | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| >3000 TL | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Min.-Max. | 18.4-27.5 | 18.8-28.7 | 18.8-32.9 | 19.7-34.9 |
| Mean±SD | 22.64±2.66‖ | 24.59±2.98 | 25.21± 3.51 | 25.59±3.93† | |
| Dental visit frequency (n) | In case of need | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
| 1/ 2-3 years | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 or 2 times/year | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brushing frequency (n) | Rarely | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2-3 times/week | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1-2 times/day | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | |
| Interdental cleaning (n) | Never | 3 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Rarely | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2-3 times/week | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1-2 time/day | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NOTES: 1 USA Dollar currency rate was between 3.66 and 5.24 TL and the minimum wage was 1500 TL during the period within which this study was conducted. BMI: body mass index.
†
significantly different than Group 1,
‡
significantly different than Group 2,
§
significantly different than Group 3,
‖
significantly different than Group 4 (p<0.05, Chi-Square test, ANOVA, and Tukey's Test.).