Table 3.

Periodontal disease and associated factors among Ghanaian children.

Variable	Number, N (%)	X2 value*	P value	OR	CI
Sex		1.342	.247
Female	120 (17.3)			Ref
Male	220 (52.0)			1.17	0.89-1.52
Age		8.883	.001
13-16 years	107 (16.3)			Ref
9-12 years	233 (50.6)			1.81	1.38-2.37
Previous dental visits		6.539	.011
No	328 (31.4)			Ref
Yes	12 (16.0)			2.24	1.19-4.22
Occlusion		0.119	.730
Normal	300 (30.2)			Ref
Malocclusion	40 (31.7)			0.93	0.63-1.39

OR = odds ratio.

^⁎Fisher exact test used where applicable