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. 2022 Aug 4;14:235–244. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S379171

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.