Table 3.
Association of oral hygiene status with frailty.Relative value to the corresponding clinical oral assessment chart group (number),Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.○, no problem; △, cautious; ×, problematic; NS, not significant
| Robust group, % (203) | Pre-frail group, % (85) | Frail group, % (20) | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ○ | △ | × | ○ | △ | × | ○ | △ | × | ||
| Mouth opening | 65.9 (203) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 27.6 (85) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6.5 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Bad breath | 65.9 (199) | 66.7 (4) | 0 (0) | 27.5 (83) | 33.3 (2) | 0 (0) | 6.6 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Drooling | 65.9 (203) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 27.6 (85) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6.5 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Dryness and saliva | 66.5 (183) | 60.7 (17) | 60.0 (3) | 27.3 (75) | 35.7 (10) | 0 (0) | 6.2 (17) | 3.6 (1) | 40.0 (2) | NS |
| Teeth and dentures | 69.6 (183) | 46.3 (19) | 25.0 (1) | 25.1 (66) | 41.5 (17) | 50.0 (2) | 5.3 (14) | 12.2 (5) | 25.0 (1) | 0.02 |
| Oral mucosa | 66.3 (195) | 57.1 (8) | 0 (0) | 27.6 (81) | 28.6 (4) | 0 (0) | 6.1 (18) | 14.3 (2) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Tongue | 66.2 (186) | 63.0 (17) | 0 (0) | 27.4 (77) | 29.6 (8) | 0 (0) | 6.4 (18) | 7.4 (2) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Lips | 65.7 (199) | 80.0 (4) | 0 (0) | 27.7 (84) | 20.0 (1) | 0 (0) | 6.6 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Gingiva | 66.3 (183) | 62.5 (20) | 0 (0) | 27.9 (77) | 25.0 (8) | 0 (0) | 5.8 (16) | 12.5 (4) | 0 (0) | NS |