Table 6 Association between the intensity of experienced dry mouth and the dimensions of the quality of life
Frequency of dry mouth | p for trend (Cochran Armitage Chi-squared test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never N = 19 | Sometimes N = 171 | Quite often N = 623 | Always N = 645 | ||
Feelings of oral discomfort (%, often or always) | 1 (5%) | 40 (23%) | 417 (67%) | 582 (90%) | < 0.0001 |
Interrupted sleep (%, quite often or always) | 1 (5%) | 23 (13%) | 279 (45%) | 403 (62%) | < 0.0001 |
Discomfort in social life (%, a lot or enormously) | 1 (5%) | 12 (7%) | 188 (30%) | 425 (66%) | < 0.0001 |
Worries about the evolution of mouth problems (%, a lot or enormously) | 3 (16%) | 41 (24%) | 259 (42%) | 419 (65%) | < 0.0001 |
Worries about the cost of dental care (%, a lot or enormously) | 4 (21%) | 61 (36%) | 292 (47%) | 361 (56%) | < 0.0001 |
Alteration of the quality of life (%, a lot or enormously) | 1 (5%) | 26 (15%) | 229 (37%) | 467 (72%) | < 0.0001 |