Table 1 The characteristics of subjects in total group and by periodontitis.

From: Association between regular walking and periodontitis according to socioeconomic status: a cross-sectional study

 

Total group

Periodontitis

P-value

Unweighted N

Weighted % (95% CI)

No

Yes

Unweighted N

Weighted% (95% CI)

Unweighted N

Weighted % (95% CI)

Age (years)

9728

45.9

(45.3–46.5)

6533

42.4

(41.7–43.0)

3195

54.3

(53.6–55.1)

<0.001*

Gender

Male

4110

49.2

(48.1–50.2)

2466

45.5

(44.1–46.8)

1644

58.0

(56.3–59.7)

<0.001

Female

5618

50.8

(49.8–51.9)

4067

54.5

(53.2–55.9)

1551

42.0

(40.3–43.7)

Income

Low

2318

24.7

(23.1–26.3)

1470

23.4

(21.7–25.2)

848

27.7

(25.5–30.1)

<0.001

Middle low

2423

25.2

(23.8–26.7)

1572

24.5

(22.8–26.2)

851

27.0

(25.1–29.1)

Middle high

2486

25.0

(23.6–26.5)

1735

25.8

(24.2–27.4)

751

23.2

(21.3–25.3)

High

2446

25.1

(23.1–27.2)

1723

26.3

(24.1–28.7)

723

22.0

(19.7–24.6)

Education

≤Elemental school

1999

15.5

(14.3–16.8)

1069

11.5

(10.4–12.6)

930

25.2

(22.9–27.7)

<0.001

Middle school

966

8.9

(8.2–9.7)

525

6.9

(6.2–7.6)

441

13.8

(12.2–15.5)

High school

2993

38.0

(36.6–39.5)

2113

39.5

(37.8–41.2)

880

34.5

(32.2–36.8)

≥University or college

2940

37.6

(35.8–39.4)

2289

42.2

(40.2–44.2)

651

26.5

(23.8–29.4)

Smoking

Never

5728

57.4

(56.3–58.6)

4164

62.1

(60.6–63.6)

1564

46.0

(44.1–48.0)

<0.001

Current or past

3553

42.6

(41.4–43.7)

2085

37.9

(36.4–39.4)

1468

54.0

(52.0–55.9)

Diabetes mellitus

Normal

914

8.4

(7.8–9.2)

447

5.7

(5–6.4)

467

15.3

(13.8–16.9)

<0.001

Impaired fasting glucose

1895

21.9

(20.7–23.1)

1119

18.8

(17.5–20.1)

776

29.6

(27.5–31.8)

Diabetes

5447

69.7

(68.3–71)

4014

75.6

(74–77.1)

1433

55.1

(52.9–57.4)

Interdental flossing

No

7234

76.4

(75.1–77.6)

4593

72.2

(70.7–73.7)

2641

86.5

(84.7–88.0)

<0.001

Yes

2047

23.6

(22.4–24.9)

1658

27.8

(26.3–29.3)

389

13.5

(12.0–15.3)

Interdental brushing

No

7504

79.1

(78.0–80.2)

4931

77.4

(76.0–78.7)

2753

83.3

(81.3–85.2)

<0.001

Yes

1777

20.9

(19.8–22.0)

1320

22.6

(21.3–24.0)

457

16.7

(14.8–18.7)

Regular walking

Yes

3541

41.1

(39.6–42.5)

2477

43.3

(41.6–45.0)

1064

35.8

(33.5–38.1)

<0.001

No

5355

58.9

(57.5–60.4)

3516

56.7

(55.0–58.4)

1839

64.2

(61.9–66.5)

  1. *Results were obtained by independent t-test. Results were obtained by chi-square test. CI means Confidence interval.