Stress level |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Less stress |
49 55 |
40 45 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
198 51 |
193 49 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
11 35 |
20 65 |
31 100 |
Table 1. Relation of stress with gender
P = 0.170 Not significant
Stress level |
20 – 30 yrs |
31 – 40 yrs |
> 40 yrs |
Total |
Less stress |
61 69 |
18 20 |
10 11 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
239 61 |
113 29 |
39 10 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
16 52 |
10 32 |
5 16 |
31 100 |
Table 2. Relation of stress with age
Stress level |
Yes |
No |
Total |
Less stress |
19 21 |
70 79 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
161 41 |
230 59 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
18 58 |
13 42 |
31 100 |
Table 3. Relation of stress with smoking
P > 0.000 highly significant
Stress level |
Yes |
No |
Total |
Less stress |
35 39 |
54 61 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
211 54 |
180 46 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
21 68 |
10 32 |
31 100 |
Table 4. Relation of stress with the bleeding gum
P = 0.009 Highly significant
Stress level |
Morning only |
Evening only |
Morning evening |
Occasionally |
Total N % |
Less stress |
6 7 |
9 10 |
60 67 |
14 16 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
44 11 |
47 12 |
238 61 |
62 16 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
2 6 |
3 10 |
14 45 |
12 39 |
31 100 |
Table 5. Relation of stress with the cleaning of teeth.
P = 0.044 level of stress is significant with cleaning
Stress level |
One time |
Two time N % |
Occasionally |
Never clean |
Total N % |
Less stress |
7 8 |
65 73 |
16 18 |
1 1 |
89100 |
Moderate stress |
88 23 |
232 59 |
68 17 |
3 1 |
391100 |
Severe stress |
5 16 |
15 48 |
7 23 |
4 13 |
31100 |
Table 6. Relation of stress with the time of cleaning teeth
P < 0.00 level of stress is highly significant with time of cleaning
Stress level |
Brush+toothpaste |
Brush+miswak |
Miswak N % |
Nothing N % |
Total N % |
Less stress |
59 66 |
21 24 |
6 7 |
3 3 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
302 77 |
70 18 |
13 3 |
6 2 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
21 68 |
4 12 |
3 10 |
3 10 |
31 100 |
Table 7. Relation of stress with the tools of cleaning teeth
P = 0.014 level of stress is significant with tools of cleaning
Stress level |
Brush |
Dental floss |
Toothpick |
Nothing |
Total |
Less stress |
22 25 |
25 28 |
32 36 |
10 11 |
89 100 |
Moderate stress |
98 25 |
149 38 |
118 30 |
26 7 |
391 100 |
Severe stress |
9 29 |
9 29 |
10 32 |
3 10 |
31 100 |
Table 8. Relation of stress with tools of cleaning in between teeth
P = 0.469 Level of stress is not significant