Table 2 XI mean analysis, depending on general and oral health status, daily cigarette consumption and alcohol consumption

General health

Very Poor

22

22.0

6.29

19.21

24.79

Anova: < 0.001

Bonferroni:

P - A: < 0.001

P - G: < 0.001

P - VG: < 0.001

VP - VG: 0.041

Poor

81

24.64

7.94

22.89

26.40

Acceptable

302

20.21

6.56

19.47

20.95

Good

293

18.84

6.18

18.13

19.55

Very Good

99

17.37

6.31

16.11

18.63

Do not know / No answer given

3

24.00

3.60

15.04

32.96

Oral health

Very Poor

10

14.70

10.68

7.05

22.35

Anova:< 0.001

Bonferroni:

VP - VG:0.002

P - VG:0.001

A - VG: 0.001

G - A: 0.008

Poor

35

11.86

7.14

9.40

14.31

Acceptable

346

9.76

6.91

9.03

10.49

Good

331

8.04

6.44

7.34

8.74

Very Good

78

6.37

5.44

5.14

7.60

Tobacco consumption

I have never smoked

433

9.50

7.02

8.84

10.16

Anova: 0.006

Bonferroni:

N - S: 0.020

I am a smoker

71

7.14

5.72

5.79

8.50

I used to smoke

295

8.33

6.58

7.58

9.09

Alcohol consumption

I have never consumed alcoholic beverages

281

20.63

7.11

19.79

21.47

Anova:0.063

Bonferroni:

N - D: 0.050

I occasionally consume alcoholic beverages

375

19.68

6.85

18.99

20.38

I consume alcoholic beverages on a daily basis

140

18.81

5.79

17.85

19.78

Do not know / No answer given

4

21.00

6.73

10.29

31.71