Table 3.

Univariate predictors of titanium sensitization

Variable	Category		Sensitization		p*	V**	OR*** (95% CI)
			Absent	Present
Oral burning	No (0)	N	209	8	0.022	0.152	5.8 (1.1–31.4)
		%	96.3%	3.7%
	Yes (1)	N	9	2
		%	81.8%	18.2%
Changed sense of taste	No (0)	N	203	7	0.035	0.176	5.8 (1.4–24.7)
		%	96.7%	3.3%
	Yes (1)	N	15	3
		%	83.3%	16.7%
Weakened sense of taste	No (0)	N	214	8	0.024	0.232	13.4 (2.1–84.1)
		%	96.4%	3.6%
	Yes (1)	N	4	2
		%	66.7%	33.3%
Weakened sense of smell	No (0)	N	215	8	0.016	0.260	17.9 (2.6–122.6)
		%	96.4%	3.6%
	Yes (1)	N	3	2
		%	60.0%	40.0%
Swelling of tongue and/or face	No (0)	N	189	5	0.008	0.211	6.5 (1.8–23.9)
		%	97.4%	2.6%
	Yes (1)	N	29	5
		%	85.3%	14.7%
Vertigo	No (0)	N	210	7	0.008	0.252	11.3 (2.5–51.7)
		%	96.8%	3.2%
	Yes (1)	N	8	3
		%	72.7%	27.3%

*Fisher’s exact test.

**Effect size

***Odds ratio