Table 4 Periodontal status by demographic characteristics
Variable N = 537 | Prevalence CPI > 1 n (%) | Healthy TN = 0 n (%) | Bleeding TN = 1 n (%) | Calculus TN = 2 n (%) | Pocket 4-5 mm TN = 3 n (%) | Pocket 6 mm or more TN = 4 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | *218 (95.9) | 9 (4.1) | 6 (2.8) | 96 (44.0) | 53 (24.3) | 54 (24.8) |
  Female | 319 (92.7) | 23 (7.2) | 17 (5.3) | 158 (49.5) | 70 (21.9) | 51 (16.0) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Malay | *441 (94.4) | 25 (5.7) | 16 (3.6) | 207 (46.4) | 105 (23.5) | 93 (20.9) |
  Indian | 87 (93.0) | 6 (6.9) | 7 (8.0) | 45 (51.7) | 17 (19.5) | 12 (13.8) |
  Chinese | 4 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  19-29 | *105 (92.4) | 8 (7.6) | 7 (6.7) | 68 (64.8) | 16 (15.2) | 6 (5.7) |
  30-39 | 119 (91.9) | 9 (7.6) | 7 (5.9) | 53 (44.5) | 32 (26.4) | 18 (15.1) |
  40-49 | 135 (97.1) | 4 (3.0) | 5 (3.7) | 63 (46.7) | 34 (25.2) | 29 (21.5) |
  50-59 | 104 (95.1) | 5 (4.8) | 2 (1.9) | 41 (39.4) | 25 (24.0) | 31 (29.8) |
  60 and above | 74 (91.9) | 5 (8.1) | 2 (2.7) | 29 (39.2) | 16 (21.6) | 21 (28.4) |
Overall Prevalence | 97.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 47.3 | 22.9 | 19.6 |