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Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the population with dental cellulitis versus control population.
| Variable | Whole group n = 633 (%) | Cellulitis n = 79 (%) | No cellulitis n = 554 (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 0.119 | |||
| 0–15 | 63 (10.0) | 3 (3.8) | 60 (10.9) | |
| 16–30 | 265 (42.0) | 33 (41.8) | 232 (42.0) | |
| 31–45 | 190 (30.0) | 25 (31.6) | 165 (29.8) | |
| 46–59 | 68 (10.7) | 12 (15.2) | 56 (10.1) | |
| ≥60 | 46 (7.3) | 6 (7.6) | 40 (7.2) | |
| Sex | 0.493 | |||
| Male | 260 (41.1) | 33 (41.8) | 227 (41.0) | |
| Female | 373 (58.9) | 46 (58.2) | 327 (59.0) | |
| Marital status | 0.113 | |||
| Married | 219 (34.6) | 28 (35.4) | 191 (34.5) | |
| Single | 379 (59.9) | 42 (53.2) | 337 (60.8) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 35 (5.5) | 9 (11.3) | 26 (3.6) | |
| Education level | <0.001 | |||
| Non-university | 261 (41.2) | 50 (63.2) | 211 (38.0) | |
| University | 372 (58.7) | 29 (36.7) | 343 (61.9) | |
| Occupation | 0.207 | |||
| Freelance | 180 (28.4) | 24 (30.4) | 156 (28.2) | |
| Public servant | 106 (16.7) | 8 (10.1) | 98 (17.7) | |
| Unemployed | 138 (21.8) | 25 (31.6) | 113 (20.4) | |
| Student | 209 (33.0) | 22 (27.8) | 187 (33.8) | |
| Religion | 0.186 | |||
| Revival Church | 386 (61.0) | 46 (58.2) | 340 (61.4) | |
| Catholicism | 135 (21.3) | 15 (19.0) | 120 (21.7) | |
| Protestantism | 87 (13.7) | 13 (16.5) | 74 (13.4) | |
| Islam | 18 (2.8) | 2 (2.5) | 16 (2.9) | |
| No religion | 7 (1.1) | 3 (3.8) | 4 (0.7) | |
| Diet | 0.022 | |||
| Sugar | 229 (36.1) | 62 (78.4) | 167 (30.1) | |
| Sugar free | 404 (63.8) | 17 (21.5) | 387 (69.8) | |
| District of residence | 0.186 | |||
| Lukunga | 280 (44.2) | 31 (39.2) | 249 (44.9) | |
| Mont Amba | 114 (18.0) | 12 (15.2) | 102 (18.4) | |
| Funa | 190 (30.0) | 24 (30.4) | 166 (30.0) | |
| Tshangu | 49 (7.7) | 12 (15.2) | 37 (6.7) | |
| Socioeconomic status | 0.024 | |||
| Low | 464 (73.3) | 65 (82.3) | 399 (72.0) | |
| Average | 149 (23.5) | 14 (17.7) | 135 (24.4) | |
| High | 20 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (3.6) |
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