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Table 1 Association with sociodemographic characteristics, oral health behaviors, and systemic health status based on Allergic Rhinitis (n = 10,643)

From: Allergic rhinitis and periodontitis among Korean adults: results from a nationwide population-based study (2013–2015)

Variables

Number

Non-AR

AR

p value

N

% (95% CI)a

N

% (95% CI)a

Age

     

< 0.001

 20–29

1777

1371

77.1 (74.8–79.2)

406

22.9 (20.8–25.2)

 

 30–39

2643

2144

81.2 (79.4–82.8)

499

18.8 (17.2–20.6)

 

 40–49

2989

2556

86.2 (84.8–87.5)

433

13.8 (12.5–15.2)

 

 50–59

3239

2937

90.6 (89.5–91.7)

302

9.4 (8.3–10.5)

 

Sex

     

< 0.001

 Male

4469

3914

86.5 (85.2–87.6)

555

13.5 (12.4–14.8)

 

 Female

6179

5094

81.6 (80.6–82.7)

1085

18.4 (17.3–19.4)

 

Monthly Household income

     

0.459

 < 25%

905

782

86.2 (83.1–88.8)

123

13.8 (11.2–16.9)

 

 25–50%

2542

2153

83.8 (82.0–85.5)

389

16.2 (14.5–18.0)

 

 50–75%

3382

2862

84.1 (82.6–85.5)

520

15.9 (14.5–17.4)

 

 > 75%

3768

3167

83.7 (82.2–85.0)

601

16.3 (15.0–17.8)

 

Education

     

< 0.001

 Primary school

711

639

89.5 (86.5–91.9)

72

10.5 (8.1–13.5)

 

 Middle school

873

777

87.9 (85.1–90.2)

96

12.1 (9.8–14.9)

 

 High school

4063

3448

84.2 (82.9–85.5)

615

15.8 (14.5–17.1)

 

 College

4366

3514

80.0 (78.7–81.4)

852

20.0 (18.6–21.3)

 

Smoking status

     

< 0.001

 No

8314

6959

83.0 (82.0–83.9)

1355

17.0 (16.1–18.0)

 

 Yes

2334

2049

87.2 (85.6–88.7)

285

12.8 (11.3–14.4)

 

Hypertension

     

< 0.001

 No

9578

8049

83.5 (82.6–84.4)

1529

16.5 (15.6–17.4)

 

 Yes

1061

950

89.5 (87.2–91.4)

111

10.5 (8.6–12.8)

 

Diabetes mellitus

     

< 0.001

 No

10,252

8646

83.8 (83.0–84.6)

1606

16.2 (15.4–17.0)

 

 Yes

387

353

91.2 (87.6–93.9)

34

8.8 (6.1–12.4)

 

Obesity

     

< 0.001

 Underweight

500

384

76.1 (71.3–80.3)

116

23.9 (19.7–28.7)

 

 Normal

6756

5667

83.5 (82.5–84.5)

1089

16.5 (15.5–17.5)

 

 Obese

3289

2868

86.4 (85.0–87.8)

421

13.6 (12.2–15.0)

 

Asthma

     

< 0.001

 No

10,414

8881

84.8 (83.9–85.6)

1533

15.2 (14.4–16.1)

 

 Yes

234

127

54.8 (47.6–61.9)

107

45.2 (38.1–52.4)

 

Atopic dermatitis

     

< 0.001

 No

10,338

8811

84.7 (83.8–85.5)

1527

15.3 (14.5–16.2)

 

 Yes

310

197

65.2 (58.8–71.1)

113

34.8 (28.9–41.2)

 

Periodontitis

     

< 0.001

 No

7211

5938

81.9 (80.9–82.9)

1273

18.1 (17.1–19.1)

 

 Yes

2448

2201

89.6 (88.1–91.0)

247

10.4 (9.0–11.9)

 

Tooth-brushing frequencies

     

< 0.001

 Never

366

351

94.2 (90.5–96.6)

15

5.8 (3.4–9.5)

 

 Once daily

739

642

85.3 (82.1–88.0)

97

14.7 (12.0–17.9)

 

 Twice daily

3592

3058

84.3 (82.8–85.7)

534

15.7 (14.3–17.2)

 

 More than 3 times

5946

4952

83.0 (81.9–84.1)

994

17.0 (15.9–18.1)

 

Use of floss

     

< 0.001

 No

7917

6826

85.6 (84.6–86.5)

1091

14.4 (13.5–15.4)

 

 Yes

2726

2177

79.5 (77.7–81.1)

549

20.5 (18.9–22.3)

 

Use of interproximal brush

     

0.001

 No

8234

7027

84.8 (83.9–85.7)

1207

15.2 (14.3–16.1)

 

 Yes

2409

1976

81.4 (79.5–83.2)

433

18.6 (16.8–20.5)

 

Use of mouthwash

      

 No

8407

7105

83.8 (82.8–84.8)

1302

16.2 (15.2–17.2)

0.219

 Yes

2236

1898

85.1 (83.4–86.6)

338

14.9 (13.4–16.6)

 

Dental visit during the past one year

    

0.051

 No

7258

6190

84.6 (83.6–85.5)

1068

15.4 (14.5–16.4)

 

 Yes

3385

2813

82.9 (81.5–84.3)

572

17.1 (15.7–18.5)

 
  1. AR allergic rhinitis
  2. Values are presented as number (%)
  3. Monthly Household income: monthly average family equivalent income (−monthly average household income/ status based on Allergic Rhinitis
  4. Obesity; Normal; Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5 to < 25, Underweight: BMI < 18.5, and Obesity: BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2
  5. Bold values denotes statistical significance at p < 0.05
  6. aWeighted percent, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), and p-value obtained by Chi-square test