Table 1 Demographic features of RAS group and non-RAS group
From: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and its related factors among the Azar cohort population
Variables | Categories | RAS1 group: 3503 | non-RAS group = 11,503 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | ||||
Gender | Male | 1378 (39.3) | 5334 (46.4) | < 0.001 |
Female | 2125 (60.7) | 6169 (53.6) | ||
Age (years) | ≤ 50 | 2129 (60.8) | 5714 (49.07) | < 0.001 |
> 50 | 1374 (39.2) | 5789 (50.3) | ||
Wealth Scale Index | Very Poor | 680 (19.4) | 2800 (24.3) | < 0.001 |
Poor | 541 (15.4) | 1990 (17.3) | ||
Moderate | 715 (20.4) | 2341 (20.4) | ||
Good | 823 (23.5) | 2302 (20.0) | ||
Very Good | 744 (21.2) | 2070 (18.0) | ||
Educational level | Under diploma | 1737 (49.6) | 6631 (57.6) | < 0.001 |
Diploma | 1379 (39.4) | 3936 (34.2) | ||
University | 387 (11.0) | 936 (8.1) | ||
Place of residence | Urban | 2457 (70.1) | 7974 (69.3) | 0.37 |
Rural | 1046 (29.9) | 3529 (30.7) | ||
Tooth brushing frequency (per day) | ≥ 1 | 1264 (36.1) | 3251 (28.3) | < 0.001 |
< 1 | 2239 (63.9) | 8252 (71.7) | ||
Smoking | Never | 2912 (83.1) | 8489 (73.8) | < 0.001 |
Ex-smoker | 238 (6.8) | 1008 (8.8) | ||
Smoker | 353 (10.1) | 2006 (17.4) | ||
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 47 (1.3) | 236 (2.1) | 0.007 |
No | 3456 (98.7) | 11,267 (97.9) | ||