| Characteristics | Dentist visit within the past year | All Patients n (%) | p-value | |
| No | Yes | |||
| History of Diabetes | ||||
| Yes | 145 (19.3) | 79 (13.4) | 224 (16.7) | <0.01 |
| No | 605 (80.7) | 509 (86.6) | 1114 (83.3) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 278 (36.8) | 157 (26.2) | 435 (32.1) | <0.01 |
| Female | 478 (63.2) | 442 (73.8) | 920 (67.9) | |
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 51.9 ± 17.24 | 49.5 ± 16.51 | 50.8 ± 16.93 | <0.01 |
| Health Insurance | ||||
| Yes | 566 (75.2) | 503 (84.3) | 1069 (79.2) | <0.01 |
| No | 187 (24.8) | 94 (15.7) | 281 (20.8) | |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 55 (7.5) | 83 (14.3) | 138 (10.5) | <0.01 |
| African-American | 679 (92.5) | 499 (85.7) | 1178 (89.5) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than High School | 88 (11.7) | 31 (5.2) | 119 (8.8) | <0.01 |
| High School | 512 (68.1) | 319 (53.6) | 831 (61.7) | |
| More than High School | 152 (20.2) | 245 (41.2) | 397 (29.5) | |
| Limited Community Health Services | ||||
| Yes | 304 (41.8) | 196 (34.0) | 500 (38.3) | <0.01 |
| No | 424 (58.2) | 381 (66.0) | 805 (61.7) | |
| Routine Medical Check-up within Past Year | ||||
| No | 247 (32.8) | 76 (12.7) | 323 (23.9) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 507 (67.2) | 521 (87.3) | 1028 (76.1) | |
| Current Tobacco Use of Any Type | ||||
| No | 564 (74.6) | 499 (83.3) | 1063 (78.5) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 192 (25.4) | 100 (16.7) | 292 (21.5) | |
| Employed | ||||
| Yes | 234 (43.3) | 326 (55.4) | 650 (48.6) | <0.01 |
| No | 425 (56.7) | 262 (44.6) | 687 (51.4) | |
| Annual Household Income | ||||
| <10,000 | 221 (29.7) | 111 (18.9) | 332 (24.9) | <0.01 |
| 10,000 to 19,000 | 208 (27.9) | 147 (25.1) | 355 (26.7) | |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 113 (15.2) | 89 (15.2) | 202 (15.2) | |
| ≥30,000 | 203 (27.2) | 239 (40.8) | 442 (33.2) | |
| Total Number of Patients | 599 (44.2) | 756 (54.5) | 1355 (100.0) | |