Table 6 Associations of DAI scores with various independent variables [n (%)]
From: Effect of westernization on oral health among college students of Udaipur City, India
Variables | DAI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No abnormality or minor malocclusion (No/slight need) | Definite malocclusion (Elective treatment) | Severe malocclusion (Highly desirable) | Very severe or handicapping malocclusion (Mandatory) | P value | |
Gender | 0.12 | ||||
Male (n = 435) | 314 (72.2) | 54 (12.4) | 53 (12.2) | 14 (3.2) | |
Female (n = 365) | 257 (70.4) | 54 (14.8) | 43 (11.8) | 11 (3.0) | |
Socioeconomic status | 0.69 | ||||
Low (n = 190) | 134 (70.5) | 28 (14.7) | 20 (10.5) | 8 (4.2) | |
Medium (n = 398) | 283 (71.1) | 49 (12.3) | 53 (13.3) | 13 (3.3) | |
High (n = 212) | 154 (72.6) | 31 (14.6) | 23 (10.8) | 4 (1.9) | |
Adverse habits | 0.46 | ||||
Present (n = 368) | 259 (70.4) | 53 (13.0) | 48 (14.4) | 8 (2.2) | |
Absent (n = 432) | 312 (72.2) | 60 (13.9) | 43 (10) | 17 (3.9) | |
Western scale | |||||
Language preference | |||||
Speak with mother or father in English (n = 72) | 60 (83.3) | 11 (15.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0.56 |
Speak with siblings in English (n = 55) | 45 (81.8) | 3 (5.5) | 4 (7.3) | 3 (5.5) | 0.23 |
Speak with friends in English (n = 64) | 51 (79.7) | 13 (20.3) | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
Media preference | |||||
Watch English TV shows (n = 452) | 316 (69.9) | 51 (11.3) | 72 (15.9) | 13 (2.9) | 0.16 |
Watch English movies or films (n = 520) | 358 (68.8) | 59 (11.3) | 87 (16.7) | 16 (3.1) | 0.12 |
Listen to English music (n = 581) | 387 (66.6) | 93 (16.0) | 79 (13.6) | 22 (3.8) | 0.09 |
Preference for food | |||||
Eat English food for lunch (n = 616) | 438 (71.1) | 83 (13.5) | 85 (13.8 | 10 (1.8) | 0.17 |
Eat English food for a snack (n = 624) | 431 (69.1) | 88 (14.1) | 81 (13.5) | 24 (3.4) | 0.05 |
Eat English food for dessert (n = 561) | 421 (75.0) | 79 (8.2) | 46 (14.1) | 15 (2.7) | 0.001* |
Other consumer goods | |||||
Wear Western clothing (n = 297) | 209 (70.4) | 41 (13.8) | 40 (13.5) | 7 (2.4) | 0.41 |
Go to a Western coffee house (n = 544) | 371 (68.2) | 83 (15.3) | 75 (13.8) | 15 (2.8) | 0.90 |
Go to a Western-type shopping mall (n = 552) | 408 (73.9) | 78 (14.1) | 52 (9.4) | 14 (2.5) | 0.76 |