Table 2.

Oral health related quality of life by self-rated oral health status

Oral Health Related Quality of Life	Overall	Poor oral health	Average or good oral gealth
	N (%)	%	%
Difficulty in chewing/biting	1187 (23.4)	62.8	17.2
Sleep often interrupted	791 (15.9)	46.3	11.2
Doing usual activities	581 (12.2)	38.2	8.1
Days taken off work	518 (10.8)	32.7	7.4
Feel tense	449 (9.2)	31.1	5.8
Reduced social activities	337 (7.2)	24.2	4.6
Difficulty with speech	298 (6.0)	18.3	4.0
Avoid smiling	280 (5.6)	21.2	3.2
Embarrassed about teeth	221 (4.9)	19.1	2.7
Less tolerant of spouse or someone close with	159 (3.1)	12.5	1.6
Overall impact	1402 (28.2)	73.5	21.1