Table 2 Associations of periodontal status (CPI) with several independent variables
From: Effect of westernization on oral health among college students of Udaipur City, India
Variables | Community Periodontal Index scores [n (%)] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy | Bleeding | Calculus | Pocket (4–5 mm) | Pocket (6 mm or more) | P value | |
Gender | 0.24 | |||||
Male (n = 435) | 107 (24.6) | 128 (29.4) | 124 (28.5) | 66 (15.2) | 10 (2.3) | |
Female (n = 365) | 74 (20.3) | 101 (27.7) | 118 (32.3) | 56 (15.3) | 16 (4.4) | |
Socioeconomic status | 0.75 | |||||
Low (n = 190) | 49 (25.8) | 49 (25.8) | 58 (30.5) | 28 (14.7) | 6 (3.2) | |
Medium (n = 398) | 89 (22.4) | 120 (30.2) | 113 (28.4) | 65 (16.3) | 11 (2.8) | |
High (n = 212) | 43 (20.3) | 60 (28.3) | 71 (33.5) | 29 (143.7) | 9 (4.2) | |
Adverse habits | 0.001* | |||||
Present (n = 368) | 123 (33.4) | 122 (33.2) | 87 (23.6) | 28 (7.6) | 8 (2.2) | |
Absent (n = 432) | 58 (13.4) | 107 (24.8) | 155 (35.9) | 94 (21.8) | 18 (4.2) | |
Western scale | ||||||
Language preference | ||||||
Speak with mother or father in English (n = 72) | 17 (23.6) | 29 (40.3) | 14 (19.4) | 9 (12.5) | 3 (4.2) | 0.11 |
Speak with siblings in English (n = 55) | 33 (60.0) | 9 (14.5) | 8 (7.3) | 4 (16.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0.21 |
Speak with friends in English (n = 64) | 30 (46.9) | 19 (29.7) | 9 (14.1) | 6 (9.37) | 0 | 0.35 |
Media preference | ||||||
Watch English TV shows (n = 452) | 122 (27.0) | 118 (260.1) | 130 (28.8) | 67 (14.8) | 15 (3.3) | 0.10 |
Watch English movies or films (n = 520) | 134 (25.8) | 148 (28.5) | 143 (27.5) | 77 (14.8) | 18 (3.5) | 0.07 |
Listen to English music (n = 581) | 135 (23.2) | 149 (25.6) | 170 (29.3) | 107 (18.4) | 20 (3.4) | 0.03* |
Preference for food | ||||||
Eat English food for lunch (n = 616) | 151 (24.5) | 200 (32.5) | 166 (26.9) | 85 (13.8) | 14 (2.3) | 0.001* |
Eat English food for a snack (n = 624) | 141 (22.6) | 174 (27.9) | 188 (30.1) | 98 (15.7) | 23 (3.7) | 0.001* |
Eat English food for dessert (n = 561) | 124 (22.1) | 167 (29.8) | 163 (29.1) | 84 (15.0) | 23 (4.1) | 0.04* |
Other consumer goods | ||||||
Wear Western clothing (n = 297) | 79 (26.6) | 91 (30.6) | 85 (28.6) | 37 (12.5) | 5 (1.7) | 0.23 |
Go to a Western coffee house (544) | 25 (23.0) | 142 (26.1) | 169 (31.1) | 87 (16.0) | 21 (3.9) | 0.05 |
Go to a Western-type shopping mall (n = 552) | 130 (23.6) | 154 (27.9) | 161 (29.2) | 84 (15.2) | 23 (4.2) | 0.17 |