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Table 3

Obesity according to Oral Health

Variable Division Abdominal obesity BMI (kg/m2)


Yes No Underweight (<18.5) Normal (18.5∼23) Overweight (23∼25) Obesity (≥25)
Perceived oral health Poor 612 (37.2) 961 (62.8) 55 (3.7) 561 (35.3) 373 (23.3) 584 (37.6)
Moderate 706 (31.9) 1,422 (68.1) 80 (4.3) 836 (38.9) 510 (23.2) 702 (33.7)
Good 172 (28.4) 397 (71.6) 29 (5.8) 237 (43.8) 118 (20.7) 185 (29.8)
F (p) 18.341 (0.003) 22.203 (0.015)
Dental checkup per year No 963 (36.1) 1,590 (63.9) 93 (3.7) 923 (36.2) 607 (23.2) 930 (36.9)
Yes 527 (29.4) 190 (70.6) 71 (5.1) 711 (41.2) 394 (22.5) 541 (31.3)
F (p) 20.753 (<0.001) 20.495 (0.002)
Using dental floss No 1,153 (35.5) 1,925 (64.5) 106 (3.6) 1,109 (36.2) 754 (24.0) 1,109 (36.2)
Yes 337 (28.1) 855 (71.9) 58 (5.8) 525 (43.3) 247 (20.3) 362 (30.6)
F (p) 21.543 (<0.001) 34.361 (<0.001)
Frequency of toothbrushing per day ≤1 138 (44.6) 160 (55.4) 5 (1.0) 92 (30.3) 73 (24.4) 128 (44.3)
2∼3 1,156 (33.6) 2,117 (66.4) 125 (4.1) 1,239 (38.1) 783 (23.4) 1,126 (34.4)
≥4 196 (27.5) 503 (72.5) 34 (6.3) 303 (42.0) 145 (20.0) 217 (31.7)
F (p) 26.925 (<0.001) 33.332 (<0.001)
DMFT index <7 631 (32.9) 1,224 (67.1) 64 (3.8) 694 (37.8) 419 (21.5) 678 (36.9)
≥7 859 (33.7) 1,556 (66.3) 100 (4.6) 940 (38.7) 582 (24.1) 793 (32.6)
F (p) 0.352 (0.596) 10.568 (0.077)
Prosthetic status Full denture 85 (53.0) 75 (47.0) 8 (4.0) 58 (34.7) 35 (23.1) 59 (38.3)
Partial denture 110 (49.5) 107 (50.5) 6 (2.4) 79 (37.5) 56 (25.6) 76 (34.5)
Fixed prosthodontics 520 (40.8) 705 (59.2) 26 (2.0) 398 (32.8) 336 (27.4) 465 (37.9)
No 775 (28.9) 1,893 (71.1) 124 (5.2) 1,099 (40.5) 574 (21.1) 871 (33.2)
F (p) 89.360 (<0.001) 54.006 (<0.001)
Dental implant status ≥1 369 (41.5) 480 (58.5) 16 (1.8) 270 (31.6) 237 (28.7) 326 (37.9)
No 1,121 (31.6) 2,300 (68.4) 148 (4.8) 1,364 (39.7) 764 (21.7) 1,145 (33.9)
F (p) 27.218 (<0.001) 39.800 (<0.001)
Number of remaining teeth <20 256 (51.6) 246 (48.4) 16 (3.0) 173 (32.5) 120 (24.2) 193 (40.3)
≥20 1,234 (31.7) 2,534 (68.3) 148 (4.4) 1,461 (38.8) 881 (22.8) 1,278 (34.1)
F (p) 57.301 (<0.001) 8.770 (0.029)

Values are presented as unweighted count (weighted %).

BMI: body mass index, F: Rao–Scott test.

J Dent Hyg Sci 2023;23:39-50 https://doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2023.23.1.39
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