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Prevalence of daily flossing among adults by selected risk factors for periodontal disease - United States, 2011-2014
Fleming EB , Nguyen D , Afful J , Carrol L , Woods PD . J Periodontol 2018 89 (8) 933-939 BACKGROUND: To determine daily flossing prevalence among adults 30+ years in the United States, by demographic and risk factors for periodontal disease, including current tobacco use and diabetes. METHODS: Data from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed for 8,356 adults. Flossing prevalence was estimated. Logistic regression analysis examined the association between daily flossing and demographic and risk factors for periodontal diseases. RESULTS: Daily flossing among adults was 31.6% (standard error [SE] = 0.8). There were significant differences among the categories of flossing according to age, sex, race-Hispanic origin, poverty status, education, current tobacco use, and diabetes status. In adjusted analyses, current tobacco users (OR: 0.82; 95% CI 0.68, 0.99) had lower odds of daily flossing than non-tobacco users; there was no significant difference between adults with and without diabetes (OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.52, 1.08). CONCLUSION: Approximately one third of US adults reported that they floss daily. Daily flossing was higher among women, those with higher income, and non-Hispanic Asian and Hispanic adults, but lower among current tobacco users. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
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