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Table 3 Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) scores, total and for each domain, presented as mean and standard deviation (SD), according to gender and periodontitis severity

From: Perceived xerostomia, stress and periodontal status impact on elderly oral health-related quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey

 

Women (n = 320)

Men (n = 272)

Overall (N = 592)

Stage

0

1

2

3

P-value #

0

1

2

3

P-value #

0

1

2

3

P-value #

OHIP-14. mean (SD)

9.0 (11.9)

6.3 (8.9)

8.6 (10.4)

12.8 (13.2)

0.101

4.3 (6.5)

6.3 (9.0)

5.6 (7.4)

7.0 (10.3)

0.502

7.2 (10.3)

6.3 (8.9)

7.1 (9.2)

9.9 (12.2)

0.225

OHIP-14 domain. Mean (SD)

 Functional limitation

1.2 (2.2)

0.8 (1.6)

1.4 (1.9)

1.3 (2.1)

0.027

0.7 (1.4)

1.3 (2.1)

0.6 (1.2)

1.0 (1.7)

0.216

1.0 (2.0)

1.0 (1.9)

1.0 (1.6)

1.2 (1.9)

0.466

 Physical pain

2.4 (2.7)

1.9 (2.5)

2.2 (2.5)

3.4 (2.9)

0.410

1.8 (2.3)

1.7 (2.3)

2.0 (2.5)

2.0 (2.5)

0.704

2.2 (2.6)

1.8 (2.4)

2.1 (2.5)

2.7 (2.7)

0.397

 Psychological discomfort

1.6 (2.6)

1.1 (2.2)

1.5 (2.3)

2.3 (2.9)

0.293

0.5 (1.7)

1.0 (2.3)

1.0 (1.8)

1.0 (2.1)

0.126

1.2 (2.3)

1.0 (2.2)

1.2 (2.1)

1.6 (2.6)

0.190

 Physical disability

1.6 (2.5)

1.0 (1.9)

1. 4 (2.7)

1.1 (2.1)

0.404

0.8 (1.7)

1.0 (1.8)

0.9 (1.8)

1.1 (2.2)

0.835

1.3 (2.2)

1.0 (1.9)

1.2 (2.2)

1.6 (2.5)

0.715

 Psychological disability

1.1 (2.1)

1.0 (2.0)

1.1 (2.0)

1.8 (2.5)

0.765

0.3 (1.0)

0.7 (1.4)

0.5 (1.3)

0.9 (2.0)

0.266

0.8 (1.8)

0.9 (1.8)

0.8 (1.7)

1.3 (2.3)

0.725

 Social disability

0.5 (1.3)

0.0 (0.2)

0.4 (1.2)

0.6 (1.6)

0.112

0.0 (0.3)

0.2 (0.8)

0.2 (0.5)

0.3 (1.0)

0.300

0.3 (1.0)

0.1 (0.6)

0.3 (1.0)

0.4 (1.3)

0.261

 Handicap

0.6 (1.6)

0.5 (1.4)

0.7 (1.8)

1.4 (2.3)

0.946

0.1 (0.5)

0.5 (1.1)

0.4 (1.1)

0.8 (1.9)

0.101

0.4 (1.3)

0.3 (1.3)

0.5 (1.5)

1.1 (2.1)

0.493

  1. 0 – Healthy; 1 – Stage I, Mild Periodontitis; 2 – Stage II, Moderate Periodontitis; 3 – Stage III, Severe/Advanced Periodontitis; OHIP-14 - Oral Health Impact Profile-14; SD – standard deviation
  2. # Kruskal-Wallis test. Significant differences identified in bold (*p < 0.05)