Table 2 Relationship between the participants' qualitative characteristics and OHRQoL was assessed using independent sample T-test and one-way ANOVA (N = 219)

Sex, N (%)

0.437

Woman

70 (31.97)

24.07 ± 6.39

Man

149 (68.03)

24.78 ± 6.21

Marital status, N (%)

0.495

Single

74 (33.80)

24.17 ± 5.83

Married

84 (38.35)

25.19 ± 6.31

Divorced or widowed

61 (27.85)

24.13 ± 6.73

Patient's education, N (%)

0.847

0 <  < 5-year education

89 (40.64)

24.26 ± 5.99

6 ≤  < 12-year education

88 (40.18)

24.73 ± 6.47

Having a diploma degree or university education

42 (19.18)

24.81 ± 6.52

Patient's job, N (%)**

0.006

Unemployed or having a temporary job

118 (53.88)

24.18 ± 6.18^a

Having a permanent job

33 (15.07)

27.65 ± 6.20^b

Homemaker

68 (31.05)

23.64 ± 6.06^a

Route of HIV transmission, N (%)

0.569

Using share syringe by IV-drug abusers

128 (58.45)

25.05 ± 6.41

Sexual contact outside the family

46 (21.00)

23.93 ± 5.93

Transmission from her/his HIV⁺ spouse

37 (16.89)

23.67 ± 6.41

Other routes

8 (3.66)

24.12 ± 5.25

Smoking cigarette or hookah (up to now), N (%)

0.255

Yes

150 (68.49)

24.88 ± 6.31

No

69 (31.51)

23.84 ± 6.15

Drinking alcohol (up to now), N (%)

0.982

Yes

96 (43.84)

24.54 ± 6.47

No

123 (56.16)

24.56 ± 6.13

Addiction to smoked illegal drugs (up to now), N (%)

0.297

Yes

138 (63.00)

24.89 ± 6.27

No

81 (37.00)

23.97 ± 6.26

Addiction to injected illegal drugs (up to now), N (%)

0.409

Yes

119 (54.34)

24.87 ± 6.37

No

100 (45.66)

24.17 ± 6.15

Having a previous history of imprisonment, N (%)

0.218

Yes

130 (59.36)

24.98 ± 6.32

No

89 (40.64)

23.92 ± 6.17

Edentulous Status, N (%)

0.003

With edentulous

79 (36.07%)

26.21 ± 6.37

Without edentulous

140 (63.93%)

23.61 ± 6.03

Wearing partial or complete denture, N (%)

 < 0.001

Yes

31 (13.70)

29.31 ± 5.57

No

189 (86.30)

23.12 ± 5.74