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Table 4 Correlation between responses to perceived oral and general health (POH and PGH) questions (N = 587)

From: Link between perceived oral and general health status among Yemeni adult dental patients

 

POH

P (χ2)

Spearman’s correlation

Poor

Fair

Good

Very good

Excellent

PGH

Poor

20 (69.0)

5 (17.2)

2 (6.9)

1 (3.4)

1 (3.4)

<.001

0.486, P < 0.001

Fair

28 (40.6)

25 (36.2)

13 (18.8)

3 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

Good

61 (29.8)

68 (33.2)

64 (31.2)

11 (5.4)

1 (0.5)

Very good

17 (9.6)

39 (22.0)

71 (40.1)

44 (24.9)

6 (3.4)

Excellent

12 (11.2)

13 (12.1)

25 (23.4)

34 (31.8)

23 (21.5)