Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
From: Number of teeth and myocardial infarction and stroke among elderly never smokers
Variable | All (n = 390) % | Dentate (n = 169) % | Edentate (n = 221) % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Proportion of males | 13.1 | 19.5 | 8.1 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 22.1 | 29.0 | 16.7 |
Widowed | 59.5 | 50.3 | 66.5 |
Living alone | 66.9 | 63.3 | 69.7 |
High education | 19.2 | 31.4 | 10.0 |