Table 3 Descriptive statistics and correlations between HU-DBI and knowledge, attitude, behavior, DMFT, and age.

From: Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of adult patients attending a dental school hospital in Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Numerical data

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Correlation with HU-DBI

HU-DBI

5.69 ± 1.80

6 (1–12)

 

Knowledge

2.18 ± 1.09

2 (0–5)

0.709

Attitude

1.55 ± 0.96

2 (0–3)

0.592

Behavior

1.95 ± 0.81

2 (0–4)

0.476

DMFT

6.40 ± 5.30

6 (0–25)

-0.357

Age

32.63 ± 11.62

31 (17–72)

-0.291

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