Table 4.
Distribution of the study participants’ CAST clinical categories by oral health related behaviors
| Variables | Healthy | CAST clinical categories | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-morbidity | Morbidity | Severe Morbidity | Mortality | |||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Sugary drinks intake/day | ||||||
| Less than 5 times | 52.3 (823) | 25.1 (396) | 14.3 (226) | 5.9 (93) | 2.3 (37) | |
| 5 times or more | 42.9 (94) | 21.0 (46) | 21.0 (46) | 9.6 (21) | 5.5 (12) | < 0.001 |
| Sugary foods intake/day | ||||||
| Less than 5 times | 52.0 (824) | 25.6 (406) | 14.3 (226) | 5.7 (91) | 2.3 (37) | |
| 5 times or more | 44.3 (93) | 17.1 (36) | 21.9 (46) | 11.0 (23) | 5.7 (12) | < 0.001 |
| Tooth brushing/day | ||||||
| Less than 2 times | 51.8 (452) | 25.8 (225) | 13.4 (117) | 6.5 (57) | 2.4 (21) | |
| 2 times or more | 50.4 (465) | 23.5 (217) | 16.8 (115) | 6.2 (57) | 3.0 (28) | 0.263 |
| Use of fluoridated toothpaste/day | ||||||
| Less than 2 times | 53.0 (488) | 24.8 (228) | 13.9 (128) | 6.2 (58) | 2.1 (19) | |
| 2 times or more | 49.1 (429) | 24.5 (214) | 16.5 (144) | 6.4 (56) | 3.4 (30) | 0.171 |
| Dental visit in the previous year | ||||||
| Did not attend | 49.3 (651) | 26.1 (345) | 16.4 (217) | 6.3 (83) | 1.8 (24) | |
| Attended | 56.1 (266) | 20.5 (97) | 11.6 (55) | 6.5 (31) | 5.3 (25) | < 0.001 |