Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristic, oral hygiene practices, lifestyle practices and raised fasting blood glucose description.

	n (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age ranges (in years, y)
-25 – 29y	1265 (27.8)
-30 – 44y	1931 (42.4)
-45 – 64y	1354 (29.8)
Sex
-Men	2187 (48.1)
-Women	2363 (51.9)
Residence area
-Rural	899 (19.8)
-Urban	3651 (80.2)
Education level
-No formal/no education	3528 (77.5)
-Primary achieved	700 (15.4)
-Secondary or more	322 (7.1)
Occupation
-Professions providing regular income	3410 (74.9)
-Professions with no regular income	1140 (25.1)
Marital status
-Singles/divorced/widows	623 (13.7)
-Married/cohabiting	3927 (86.3)
Dental status
Presence of teeth
-No teeth	9 (0.2)
-Had teeth	4541 (99.8)
Oral hygiene Practices
Visiting a dentist within the last six months
-No	(97.8)
-Yes	99 (2.2)
Tooth cleaning frequencies†
-Never cleaned the teeth	242 (5.3)
-Less than once a day	539 (11.9)
-Cleaning the teeth once a day	2331 (51.3)
-Cleaning the teeth at least twice a day	1429 (31.5)
Using toothpaste†/‡
-Yes	2873 (66.8)
-No	1426 (33.2)
Using the fluoridated toothpaste†/‡
-Yes	1093 (25.4)
-No	2967 (69.0)
-Did not know	239 (5.6)
Lifestyle practices
Current alcohol consumption
-Not consumers	3303 (72.6)
-Consumers	1247 (27.4)
Current tobacco use
-Not users	3643 (80.1)
-Users	907 (19.9)
Alcohol and/or tobacco use
-Did not use alcohol or tobacco	2784 (61.2)
-Use at least alcohol or tobacco	1766 (38.8)
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) disorders
Raised glycemia (FBG ≥ 5.6 mmol/l)
-No	4166 (91.6)
-Yes	384 (8.4)
Hyperglycemia at FBG ≥ 6.1 mmol/l
-No	4313 (94.8)
-Yes	237 (5.2)