Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patient characteristics (n,%) | Total (n = 1622) | Robust (n = 1133) | Frail (n = 226) | Complex (n = 263) | P-value between groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 897 (55.3%) | 597 (52.7%)a | 145 (64.2%) | 155 (58.9%) | 0.003 |
Age (mean, SD) | 82 (4.4) | 82 (4.5)a,b | 83 (3.9) | 82 (4.1) | 0.023 |
Oral status | |||||
Edentulous | 722 (44.5%) | 479 (42.3%)b | 100 (44.2%) | 143 (54.4%) | 0.002 |
Implant overdenture | 189 (11.7%) | 131 (11.6%) | 27 (11.9%) | 31 (11.8%) | 0.984 |
Remaining teeth | 711 (43.8%) | 523 (46.2%)b | 99 (43.8%) | 89 (33.8%) | 0.001 |
Oral health problems | |||||
Oral pain | 100 (6.2%) | 58 (5.1%)b | 15 (6.6%) | 27 (10.3%) | 0.007 |
Chewing problems | 92 (5.7%) | 52 (4.6%)b | 14 (6.2%) | 26 (9.9%) | 0.003 |
Swallowing problems | 36 (2.2%) | 14 (1.2%)b | 6 (2.7%) | 16 (6.1%) | < 0.001 |
Dry mouth | 190 (11.7%) | 105 (9.3%)a,b | 34 (15%) | 51 (19.4%) | < 0.001 |
Insecurity | 77 (4.7%) | 41 (3.6%)c | 12 (5.3%) | 24 (9.1%) | 0.001 |
Total number of oral health problems | |||||
1 problem | 288 (17.8%) | 163 (14.4%)a,b | 56 (24.8%) | 69 (26.2%) | < 0.001 |
2 problems | 73 (4.5%) | 38 (3.4%)b | 11 (4.9%) | 24 (9.1%) | < 0.001 |
3 problems | 17 (1.0%) | 7 (0.6%)b | 1 (0.4%) | 9 (3.4%) | < 0.001 |
4 problems | – | – | – | – | – |
5 problems | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | – | – | 0.386 |