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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients

From: Factors affecting dental diseases presenting at the University of Ghana Hospital

Characteristics

All presenting dental diseases (%)

Top five dental diseases N (%)

Acute conditions (%)

Chronic conditions (%)

Sex

 Male

1978 (47.1)

1706 (47.2)

1054 (40.1)

193 (7.3)

 Female

2218 (52.9)

1908 (52.8)

1139 (43.4)

242 (9.2)

 Total

4196 (100.0)

3614 (100.0)

2194 (83.5)

435 (16.5)

Age at first visit

 Children (<11)

342 (8.2)

291 (8.0)

167 (7.6)

23 (5.3)

 Adolescents (11–20)

707 (16.8)

629 (17.4)

377 (17.2)

70 (16.1)

 Young adults (21–40)

2145 (51.1)

1855 (51.3)

1148 (52.3)

262(60.2)

 Older adults (41–60)

763 (18.2)

646 (17.9)

386 (17.6)

65 (14.9)

 Elderly (>60)

239 (5.7)

194 (5.4)

116 (5.3)

15 (3.4)

Patient category

 Private patients

1964 (46.81)

1613 (44.6)

1141 (43.40

149 (5.67)

 Senior staff

362 (8.63)

275 (7.6)

134 (5.10)

29 (1.10)

 Senior member

302 (7.20)

299 (8.3)

155 (5.90)

32 (1.22)

 Junior staff

345 (8.21)

322 (8.9)

217 (8.25)

26 (0.99)

 Students

1223 (29.15)

1106 (30.6)

547 (20.81)

199 (7.57)