Table 2.
Self-perceived oral health status of adults aged 45 and older in Nova Scotia, Canada
| Characteristic | % (N) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Total |
Community |
LTC |
| |
100 (1461) |
77.4 (1131) |
22.6 (330) |
|
Perceived General Health |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
80.0 (1167) |
84.1 (950) |
66.0 (217) |
| Fair or poor |
20.0 (292) |
15.9 (180) |
34.0 (112) |
|
Perceived Quality of Life |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
89.8 (1305) |
92.8 (1049) |
79.0 (256) |
| Fair or poor |
10.2 (149) |
7.2 (81) |
21.0 (68) |
|
Perceived Mouth Health |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
79.9 (1161) |
81.1 (916) |
75.6 (245) |
| Fair or poor |
20.1 (292) |
18.9 (213) |
24.4 (79) |
|
Oral Pain |
|
|
|
| No oral pain |
69.0 (743) |
66.0 (493) |
75.8 (250) |
| Mouth, dental, jaw or other pain |
31.0 (334) |
34.0 (254) |
24.2 (80) |
|
Satisfaction with Teeth/Dentures |
|
|
|
| Very satisfied/ satisfied/ neither |
85.4 (1235) |
85.4 (1235) |
84.9 (269) |
| satisfied or dissatisfied |
14.6 (211) |
14.6 (211) |
15.1 (48) |
| Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied | |||
N.B. Bolded percentages are significant when p ≤0.05 using the Chi-square test.