Table 3 The relationship between xerostomia and measured quantitative variables
Variables | Patients with xerostomia | Patients without xerostomia | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± S.D | Number (n) | Mean ± S.D | Number (n) | ||
Age | 62.12 ± 11.90 | 102 | 57.28 ± 11.35 | 138 | 0.002* |
PI | 2.01 ± 0.56 | 102 | 1.97 ± 0.66 | 138 | 0.879 |
GI | 1.63 ± 0.72 | 102 | 1.71 ± 0.77 | 138 | 0.481 |
SBI | 0.8 ± 0.37 | 102 | 0.76 ± 0/40 | 138 | 0.399 |
OHRQOL | 26.32 ± 16.93 | 102 | 17/65 ± 16.87 | 138 | < 0.001* |
DMFT | 23.69 ± 7.76 | 102 | 18.94 ± 8.06 | 138 | < 0.001* |