Table 2.
Mean ± SD | ||||||||||
Gender | Previous dental visits | Brushing frequency | Total | |||||||
Males | Females | p-Value | Yes | No | p-Value | Once | Twice | p-Value | ||
Q1 | 2.17±1.2 | 2.39±1.2 | 0.0007* | 2.29±1.3 | 2.27±1.2 | 0.49 | 2.30±1.2 | 2.21± 1.2 | 0.40 | 2.27±1.2 |
Q2 | 1.83±1.2 | 1.93±1.2 | 0.34 | 1.80±1.2 | 1.92±1.2 | 0.09 | 1.88± 1.2 | 1.88± 1.2 | 0.65 | 1.88±1.2 |
Q3 | 2.00±1.3 | 2.46±1.4 | 0.00001* | 2.33±1.4 | 2.17±1.3 | 0.15 | 2.27±1.4 | 2.14± 1.3 | 0.38 | 2.22±1.4 |
Q4 | 3.48±1.5 | 4.04±1.2 | 0.00001* | 3.56±1.5 | 3.85±1.4 | 0.005* | 3.82±1.4 | 3.60± 1.4 | 0.01* | 3.76±1.4 |
Q5 | 2.58±1.4 | 3.07±1.4 | 0.00001* | 2.85±1.5 | 2.80±1.4 | 0.74 | 2.87±1.4 | 2.83± 1.4 | 0.75 | 2.82±1.4 |
Q6 | 3.31±1.5 | 3.96±1.3 | 0.00001* | 3.33±1.5 | 3.78±1.4 | 0.00001* | 3.66±1.4 | 3.67± 1.4 | 0.93 | 3.63±1.5 |
Q7 | 1.96±1.3 | 2.16±1.3 | 0.02* | 2.08±1.2 | 2.04±1.3 | 0.17 | 2.13±1.4 | 2.00± 1.2 | 0.59 | 2.06±1.3 |
Q8 | 2.43±1.4 | 2.89±1.5 | 0.00001* | 2.37±1.5 | 2.80±1.5 | 0.00001* | 2.73±1.5 | 2.59± 1.4 | 0.28 | 2.66±1.5 |
Total | 19.66±6 | 22.8±5.4 | 0.0000 | 20.48±6.4 | 21.55±5.6 | 0.006* | 21.4±٥.٩ | 20.6±٥.٩ | 0.001* | 21.19±5.9 |
*p≤0.05 statistically significant