Table 1.
Distribution of study subjects in both the groups according to the questionnaire.
| Questionnaire | With Joint Pain (n = 100) | Without Joint Pain (n = 100) | Statistical Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Options | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Chi Square | p-Value |
| How often do you brush? | Never | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 4.0% | 1.787 | 0.025 * |
| Once a day | 22 | 22.0% | 32 | 32.0% | |||
| Twice a day | 68 | 68.0% | 50 | 50.0% | |||
| Thrice a day | 10 | 10.0% | 14 | 14.0% | |||
| Pain effects oral health negatively | Maybe | 16 | 16.0% | 18 | 18.0% | 2.889 | 0.012 * |
| No | 60 | 60.0% | 52 | 52.0% | |||
| Yes | 24 | 24.0% | 36 | 36.0% | |||
| Does the brushing time decrease with pain? | Maybe | 8 | 8.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 0.120 | 0.211 |
| No | 46 | 46.0% | 56 | 56.0% | |||
| Yes | 46 | 46.0% | 42 | 42.0% | |||
| Does the quality decrease with pain? | Maybe | 6 | 6.0% | 8 | 8.0% | 0.109 | 0.009 * |
| No | 36 | 36.0% | 72 | 72.0% | |||
| Yes | 58 | 58.0% | 20 | 20.0% | |||
* p < 0.05 is significant.