Oral Inflammation and Human Papilloma Virus Association among Hispanics

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	n (%)
Sex
Male	204 (27.6)
Female	536 (72.4)
Age (years)
40–49	237 (32.0)
50–64	503 (68.0)
Marital status
Single, divorced, widowed	408 (55.1)
Married or cohabiting	332 (44.9)
Education
≤12 years	403 (54.5)
>12 years	337 (45.5)
Income
<$ 20,000	396 (53.7)
≥$ 20,000	342 (46.3)
Smoking
Never	469 (63.9)
Former	130 (17.7)
Current	135 (18.4)
Binge drinking
No	630 (85.1)
Yes	110 (14.9)
Lifetime number of sexual partners
0–9	518 (74.1)
≥10	181 (35.9)
Lifetime number of oral sexual partners
0	98 (13.3)
1–5	484 (65.6)
≥6	156 (21.1)