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. 2021 Jan 14;38:38. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.38.21422

Table 5.

occupational level among dental and medical patients

Variable Occupation X2 P Value
Group 1 Modified ISCO-08 Group 2 Modified ISCO-08 Group 3 Modified ISCO-08 Group 4 Modified ISCO-08
n % n % n % n %
Satisfied with teeth appearance YES 29 59.2 99 66.9 56 72.7 81 63.8 2.901 0.407
NO 20 40.8 49 33.1 21 27.3 46 36.2
Satisfied with tooth colour YES 29 60.4 87 59.2 56 70.9 83 64.3 3.260 0.353
NO 19 39.6 60 40.8 23 29.1 46 35.7
Felt teeth were crowded YES 4 8.30 18 12.4 13 18.6 30 23.6 8.895 0.031*
NO 44 91.7 127 87.6 57 81.4 97 76.4
Felt teeth were poorly set YES 11 22.9 33 22.8 20 25.0 42 32.8 4.075 0.253
NO 37 77.1 112 77.2 60 75.0 86 67.2
Felt front teeth were protruding bulging YES 5 10.2 18 12.8 11 15.1 22 17.2 1.845 0.605
NO 44 89.8 123 87.2 62 84.9 106 82.8
Felt dental caries/holes in teeth YES 13 26.5 29 19.1 14 17.7 23 17.8 1.933 0.586
NO 36 73.5 117 80.1 65 82.3 106 82.2
Had non aesthetic restoration in the teeth YES 3 6.10 7 4.90 6 7.9 11 8.5 1.644 0.649
NO 46 93.9 137 95.1 70 92.1 118 91.5
Perceived fractured front teeth YES 11 22.4 27 18.2 11 13.8 21 16.4 1.777 0.620
NO 38 77.6 121 81.8 69 86.2 107 83.6
Had missing front teeth YES 5 10.2 10 6.70 13 16.5 11 8.70 5.830 0.120
NO 44 89.8 139 93.3 66 83.5 116 91.3
Wish to restore back fractured teeth YES 36 75.0 90 63.8 50 69.4 86 67.7 2.224 0.527
NO 12 25.0 51 36.2 22 30.6 41 32.3
Do you know discoloured teeth can be whitened YES 40 81.6 112 78.9 59 77.6 106 85.5 2.617 0.455
NO 9 18.4 30 21.1 17 22.4 18 14.5
Wish to undergo Orthodontic treatment YES 16 38.1 50 63.0 30 45.5 45 38.5 1.397 0.706
NO 26 61.9 85 37.0 36 54.5 72 61.5
Wish to undergo tooth whitening treatment YES 25 53.2 87 61.3 47 64.4 70 56.9 2.025 0.567
NO 22 46.8 55 38.7 26 35.6 53 43.1
Wish to have dental crown if needed YES 15 34.1 37 29.4 23 34.3 30 25.9 1.917 0.590
NO 29 65.9 89 70.6 44 65.7 86 74.1
Wish to have tooth colour fillings YES 16 35.6 43 31.9 34 47.9 30 25.9 9.883 0.020*
NO 29 64.4 92 68.1 37 52.1 86 74.1
Wish to have missing teeth replaced YES 12 28.6 42 30.7 27 38.0 28 23.7 4.465 0.215
NO 30 71.4 95 69.3 44 62.0 90 76.3

ISCO-08: International Standard of Classification of Occupations 2008 *Statistically significant