Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants compared to the population of GDs in France.
| Characteristics | Participants of the study | GDs in Metropolitan France1 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (Years) Mean ± SD |
45.2 ± 12.78 | 47.5 ± [No data available] | Not applicable |
| Sex | .15 | ||
| Female | 188 (48.8) | 18,742 (45.1) | |
| Male | 197 (51.2) | 22,816 (54.9) | |
| Privatepractice | .39 | ||
| Yes | 322 (83.6) | 33,831 (81.8) | |
| No | 63 (16.4) | 7545 (18.2) | |
| - Having a periodontisti n your practice | Not applicable | ||
| Individual practice | 131 (34.0) | No data available | |
| Group without periodontist | 192 (49.9) | ||
| Group with periodontist | 62 (16.1) | ||
| - Location of practice Urban |
206 (53.5) | No data available | Not applicable |
| Semi-urban | 97 (25.2) | ||
| Rural | 74 (19.2) | ||
| Mixed | 8 (2.1) | ||
| - Departmental density of DS2 | .79 | ||
| ≥75 | 142 (36.9) | 14,964 (38.4) | |
| ≥60 | 106 (27.5) | 10,337 (25.5) | |
| <60 | 137 (35.6) | 13,645 (35.1) |
1
Data source: Age and Sex, ONCD ; Private practice and Departmental density of DS, DRESS.
2
Density per 100,000 inhabitants.
3Chi-square of likelihood ratio for categorical variables and Wald statistic for continuous variables.
DS, dental surgeons; GD, general dentist.