From: Profiling the Salivary microbiome of the Qatari population
Category | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | 442 | 555 | 997 |
Agea | 38.3 ± 11.9 | 39.3 ± 12.1 | 38.2 ± 12.0 |
Age group | |||
 Adults (18 ≥ age ≤ 65) | 434 (98.2%) | 545 (98.2%) | 979 (98.2%) |
 Elderly (age > 65) | 8 (1.8%) | 10 (1.8%) | 18 (1.8%) |
Oral health status | |||
 Bleeding gum | |||
  No | 398 (90.0%) | 515 (92.8%) | 913 (91.6%) |
  Yes | 44 (10%) | 40 (7.20%) | 84 (8.4%) |
 Mouth ulcer | |||
  No | 419 (94.8%) | 541 (97.5%) | 960 (96.3%) |
  Yes | 23 (5.2%) | 14 (2.5%) | 37 (3.7%) |
 Painful gum | |||
  No | 400 (90.5%) | 516 (93.0%) | 916 (91.9%) |
  Yes | 42 (9.5%) | 39 (7.0%) | 81 (8.1%) |
 Loose teeth | |||
  No | 422 (95.5%) | 537 (96.8%) | 959 (96.2%) |
  Yes | 20 (4.5%) | 18 (3.2%) | 38 (3.8%) |
 Denture | |||
  No | 387 (87.6%) | 474 (85.4%) | 861 (86.4%) |
  Yes | 55 (12.4%) | 81 (14.6%) | 136 (13.6%) |
Smoking status | |||
 Non-smokers | 210 (47.5%) | 523 (94.2%) | 733 (73.5%) |
 Smokers | 232 (52.5%) | 32 (5.8%) | 264 (26.5%) |
Coffee drinking | |||
 Coffee | 418 (94.6%) | 469 (84.5%) | 887 (89.0%) |
 No coffee | 24 (5.4%) | 86 (15.5%) | 110 (11.0%) |
Tea drinking | |||
 Tea | 363 (82.1%) | 405 (73.0%) | 768 (77.0%) |
 No tea | 79 (17.9%) | 150 (27.0%) | 229 (23.0%) |