Table 1. Significance test between demographic characteristics and periodontal disease using Chi-square
Demographic characteristics | Division | Periodontal disease | Chi-square (p-value) |
No | % | Yes | % |
Total | | 7,578 | 68.26 | 3,524 | 31.74 | |
Gender | Male | 3,048 | 40.22 | 1,960 | 55.62 | 229.68 (< 0.001) |
Female | 4,530 | 59.78 | 1,564 | 44.38 |
Age group | 20–39 | 3,016 | 39.8 | 392 | 11.12 | 1,001.8 (< 0.001) |
40–64 | 3,457 | 45.62 | 2,112 | 59.93 |
65 ≤ | 1,105 | 14.58 | 1,020 | 28.94 |
Basic living allowance | Yes | 426 | 5.62 | 256 | 7.26 | 10.978 (< 0.001) |
No | 7,152 | 94.38 | 3,268 | 92.74 |
Education | Elementary school | 893 | 11.78 | 835 | 23.69 | 587.75 (< 0.001) |
Middle school | 756 | 9.98 | 549 | 15.58 |
High school | 2,164 | 28.56 | 1,178 | 33.43 |
College/university | 3,336 | 44.02 | 833 | 23.64 |
Graduate school | 429 | 5.66 | 129 | 3.66 |
Economic activity status | Yes | 4,660 | 61.49 | 2,262 | 64.19 | 7.3258 (0.006) |
No | 2,918 | 38.51 | 1,262 | 35.81 |