Table 4.
Scores of self-perceived oral health and oral functions on chewing and speaking among subjects of 35–54 years.
| Age Group (Years) | Self-Perceived Oral Health * (p § = 0.004) | Self-Perceived Oral Functions† | Self-Perceived Oral Health Status and Oral Functions ‡ (p § < 0.001) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chewing Ability (p § < 0.001) | Speaking Ability (p § < 0.001) | |||||||
| M ∥ | SE | M ∥ | SE | M ∥ | SE | M ∥ | SE | |
| All | 3.43 | 0.01 | 2.41 | 0.02 | 1.56 | 0.01 | 7.73 | 0.07 |
| 35–44 | 3.46 | 0.02 | 2.30 | 0.02 | 1.49 | 0.02 | 7.33 | 0.08 |
| 45–54 | 3.40 | 0.02 | 2.54 | 0.03 | 1.64 | 0.02 | 8.15 | 0.10 |
* Very good = 1, Good = 2, Fair = 3, Poor = 4, Very poor = 5. † Very comfortable = 1, Comfortable = 2, Fair = 3, Uncomfortable = 4, Very uncomfortable = 5. ‡ Sum of self-perceived oral health status and oral functions: minimum = 3, maximum = 15. § Complex samples general linear model. ∥ Estimated mean; covariates appearing in the model are fixed at the following values: DT = 0.72, DMFT = 5.46, Prosthesis scores = 0.6484, Periodontal scores = 1.1004, Sex = 0.4906.