Table 1 Distribution of oral habits among gender.

From: Parent-perceived oral habits among a group of school children: prevalence and predictors

Gender

Habits

Total

p value

No habits

Nail biting

Bruxism

Sucking habit

Male

Count

307

132

121

45

605

0.116 ns

%

24.86%

10.69%

9.80%

3.64%

48.99%

Female

Count

328

137

100

65

630

%

26.56%

11.09%

8.10%

5.26%

51.01%

 

Total

Count

635

269

221

110

1235

%

51.42%

21.78%

17.89%

8.91%

100.00%

  1. ns non-significant.
  2. Chi-square test.
  3. Significance level p ≤ 0.05.