Table 3 Comparison of masticatory performance in patients with different clinicopathologic characteristics

Denture rehabilitation

56.7 ± 9.5

52.3 ± 13.4

54.1 ± 11.9

54.9 ± 10.7

No denture rehabilitation

56.3 ± 11.7

51.4 ± 11.6

54.0 ± 11.6

58.1 ± 13.3

p

0.936

0.877

0.993

0.595

Benign tumor

56.0 ± 10.3

52.4 ± 14.3

55.2 ± 10.5

56.3 ± 10.6

Malignant tumor

56.5 ± 10.9

51.1 ± 10.7

53.5 ± 13.0

58.2 ± 13.4

p

0.901

0.845

0.884

0.637

H + L^a

56.3 ± 9.8

53.2 ± 10.3

54.6 ± 11.0

58.5 ± 10.9

LC + C

56.6 ± 11.4

46.2 ± 14.7

52.1 ± 12.5

54.5 ± 13.1

p

0.944

0.123

0.667

0.700

Male

56.5 ± 10.0

51.8 ± 12.1

53.8 ± 11.7

57.4 ± 12.6

Female

55.9 ± 11.2

50.7 ± 12.9

54.7 ± 11.8

58.2 ± 11.4

p

0.876

0.776

0.825

0.884

Number of teeth ≤ median

55.9 ± 11.1

51.1 ± 11.8

52.2 ± 10.6

56.7 ± 11.2

Number of teeth > median

56.7 ± 10.3

51.9 ± 13.2

55.8 ± 12.9

58.5 ± 12.8

p

0.687

0.727

0.356

0.572