Table 5.

Predictors of Oral Hygiene Behavior

Variables	Tooth Brushing Less Than Twice a Day	Tooth Brushing Twice Daily or More	Multivariate OR (95% CI)
	N = 313	N = 1017
Gender
Female	169	743	1.00
Male	144	274	0.43 (0.33–0.56)*
Age
< 40 years	258	891	1.00
≥ 40 years	55	126	1.51 (1.06–2.13)*
Nationality
Non-Saudi	53	138	1.00
Saudi	260	879	1.29 (0.91–1.83)
Education
Less than university	107	348	1.00
University	206	206	0.99 (0.76–1.3)
Monthly income
< 10,000 SAR	230	725	1.00
≥ 10,000 SAR	83	292	1.11 (0.83–1.48)
Smoking
No	189	676	1.00
Yes	124	341	0.76 (0.59–0.99)*

Note: *p-value < 0.001.