Table 1.
Demographic, lifestyles, and clinical characteristics of the study population (n = 346)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Women | 254 (73.4) |
| Age (years) | |
| 40–49 | 107 (31.0) |
| 50–64 | 250 (69.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 55 (15.9) |
| Married/cohabiting | 168 (48.6) |
| Divorce/widowed | 123 (35.6) |
| ≤12 years of education | 190 (54.9) |
| Annual family income | |
| <$20,000 | 177 (51.2) |
| ≥$20,000 | 169 (48.8) |
| Current smoking | 60 (17.4) |
| Current drinking | 152 (43.9) |
| Binge drinking | 50 (14.5) |
| Marijuana use in the last 30 days (≥2 times) | 14 (4.1) |
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | |
| <10 | 245 (78.3) |
| ≥10 | 68 (21.7) |
| Lifetime number of oral sexual partners | |
| <3 | 340 (98.3) |
| ≥3 | 6 (1.7) |
| Severe periodontitis | 67 (19.4) |
| Time of last tooth brushing (before sample collection) | |
| 0–4 h | 137 (39.6) |
| ≥5 h | 209 (60.4) |
| Type of toothbrush | |
| Soft or super soft | 112 (34.5) |
| Medium | 186 (57.2) |
| Hard | 27 (8.3) |
| Use of mouthwash on the day of the interview | 157 (45.6) |