Table 1 Background variables of patients with oral candidiasis enrolled in the 2006–2007 and 2012–2013 studies
2006-2007 | 2012-2013 | Test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects number | Total | 57 | 112 | ||||
Gender | Male | 19 | (33.3) | 30 | (26.8) | Fisher’s exact probability test | |
Female | 38 | (66.7) | 82 | (73.2) | [2 × 2] | N.S. | |
Age | Average [max-min] | 67.9 | [26–90] | 69.6 | [21–97] | Student’s t-test | N.S. |
Chief Complaints | Heat sensation(HS) | 23 | (40.4) | 46 | (41.1) | ||
Taste abnormality (TA) | 2 | (3.5) | 0 | (0) | |||
Xerostomia (X) | 5 | (8.8) | 26 | (23.2) | |||
Tylosis linguae (TL) | 4 | (7.0) | 0 | (0) | Fisher’s exact probability test | ||
Rubor/Erosion (R/E) | 4 | (7.0) | 8 | (7.1) | [2 × 8] | ||
HS + TA + X | 9 | (15.8) | 16 | (14.3) | p < 0.05 | ||
HS + TA + R/E | 5 | (8.8) | 8 | (7.1) | |||
HS + TL | 5 | (8.8) | 8 | (7.1) | |||
Total | 57 | (100) | 112 | (100) | |||
Systemic disease | Yes | 44 | (77.2) | 97 | (86.6) | Fisher’s exact probability test | |
None | 13 | (28.8) | 15 | (13.4) | [2 × 2] | ||
Total | 57 | (100) | 112 | (100) | N.S. | ||
Endocrine | 22 | (29.3) | 22 | (17.3) | |||
Cardiovascular | 18 | (24.0) | 28 | (22.0) | |||
Gastrointestinal | 123 | (16.0) | 12 | (9.4) | Fisher’s exact probability test | ||
Malignant tumor | 8 | (10.7) | 12 | (9.4) | [2 × 7] | ||
CNS | 4 | (5.3) | 10 | (7.9) | N.S. | ||
Viral | 6 | (8.0) | 8 | (6.3) | |||
Autoimmune | 5 | (6.7) | 35 | (27.6) | |||
Total | 75 | (100) | 127 | (100) | |||
Steroid | Dose | 12 | (21.1) | 28 | (25.0) | Fisher’s exact probability test | |
Non-dosed | 45 | (78.9) | 84 | (75.0) | [2 × 2] | ||
Total | 57 | (100) | 112 | (100) | N.S. | ||
Denture | Wearer | 37 | (64.9) | 57 | (50.9) | Fisher’s exact probability test | |
Non-wearer | 20 | (35.1) | 55 | (49.1) | [2 × 2] | ||
Total | 75 | (100) | 112 | (100) | N.S. | ||
Oral candidiasis | Pseudomembranous | 42 | (73.7) | 42 | (37.5) | ||
Erythematous | 11 | (19.3) | 52 | (46.4) | Fisher’s exact probability test | ||
Hypertrophic | 2 | (3.5) | 4 | (3.6) | [2 × 2] | ||
Mixed | 2 | (3.5) | 14 | (12.5) | N.S. | ||
Total | 55 | (100) | 112 | (100) | |||