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17 February 2021: Clinical Research

Oral Health-Related Risk Factors Among Students in Southeast Serbia

Marija D. Bojović 1ABDEF , Ljiljana G. Kesić 1ADF* , Aleksandar N. Mitić 2AE , Biljana Kocić 3DE , Radmila R. Obradović 1DEF , Aleksandra Ignjatović 4CD , Nina Burić 5EF , Marija Jovanović 6BEF , Milica S. Petrović 1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929375

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929375

Table 3 Health risk behaviors, disorders, medication use, smoke habits among students.

QuestionsTotalGroup1Group 2P*
N%N%N%
How often do you consume sweets?
 Every day
 Periodically8220.713317.744923.33
 Rarely6015.153116.672913.81
 Never41.0131.6110.48
Do you have a tooth sensitivity to cold, sweet, etc?
 Every day102.5373.7631.430.377
 Periodically5914.902412.903516.67
 Rarely
 Never9122.984323.124822.86
Do you smoke actively?
 Every day8521.463820.434722.380.719
 Periodically112.7863.2352.38
 Rarely266.57105.38167.62
 Never
How many cigarettes do you smoke daily?
 Two packages30.7610.5420.950.966
 One and a half package102.5352.6952.38
 One package6516.413116.673416.19
 Don’t smoke
Do you use medication?
 Every day133.2852.6983.810.847
 Periodically369.09168.60209.52
 Rarely
 Never10326.014624.735727.14
If the answer to the previous question was positive, what do you use?
 Analgesics
 Antibiotics215.3094.84125.71
 Antihistamines92.2742.1552.38
 Contraceptives92.2731.6162.86
* Chi-square test; bold numbers mean the highest frequency.

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