Table 1.
Prevalence of Denture stomatitis in participants of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study (n = 1619)
| Characteristics | All (n = 1619) | Non-denture stomatitis (n = 1270) | Denture stomatitis (n = 349) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age—year | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 58.08 ± 7.37 | 58.16 ± 7.38 | 57.79 ± 7.33 | 0.404 |
| Age—no. (%) | ||||
| 30–54 | 461 (28.47) | 354 (27.87) | 107 (30.66) | 0.569 |
| 55–59 | 383 (23.66) | 305 (24.02) | 78 (22.35) | |
| 60–64 | 438 (27.05) | 340 (26.77) | 98 (28.08) | |
| ≥ 65 | 337 (20.82) | 271 (21.34) | 66 (18.91) | |
| Gender—no. (%) | ||||
| Female | 763 (47.13) | 633 (49.84) | 130 (37.25) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 856 (52.87) | 637 (50.16) | 219 (62.75) | |
| Cigarette smoking -no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 681 (42.06) | 492 (38.74) | 189 (54.15) | < 0.001 |
| No | 938 (57.94) | 778 (61.26) | 160 (45.85) | |
| Duration of Cigarette smoking—no. (%) | ||||
| No | 938 (57.94) | 778 (61.26) | 160 (45.85) | < 0.001 |
| ≤ 11 year | 171 (10.56) | 121 (9.53) | 50 (14.33) | |
| 12–24 year | 174 (10.75) | 126 (9.92) | 48 (13.75) | |
| 25-34 year | 169 (10.44) | 128 (10.08) | 41 (11.75) | |
| ≥ 35 year | 167 (10.32) | 117 (9.21) | 50 (14.33) | |
| Opium use- no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 698 (43.11) | 528 (41.57) | 170 (48.71) | 0.017 |
| No | 921 (56.89) | 742 (58.43) | 179 (51.29) | |
| Hookah use- no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 213 (13.16) | 170 (13.39) | 43 (12.32) | 0.602 |
| No | 1,406 (86.84) | 1,100 (86.61) | 306 (87.68) | |
| Oral health (The frequency of brushing per day)-no. (%) | ||||
| No brushing | 1,154 (71.28) | 905 (71.26) | 249 (71.35) | 0.482 |
| One time | 192 (11.86) | 156 (12.28) | 36 (10.32) | |
| Two times | 22 (1.36) | 15 (1.18) | 7 (2.01) | |
| Three times | 251 (15.50) | 194 (15.28) | 57 (16.33) | |
| WSI-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 807(49.87) | 641 (50.47) | 166 (47.70) | 0.360 |
| Over median | 811(50.13) | 629 (49.53) | 182(52.30) | |
| Education-no. (%) | ||||
| No schooling | 357(22.06) | 277 (21.81) | 80 (22.99) | 0.178 |
| 1–5 years of school | 732(45.24) | 590 (46.46) | 142 (40.80) | |
| 6–12 years of school | 436(26.95) | 336 (26.46) | 100 (28.74) | |
| University/college | 93(5.75) | 67 (5.28) | 26 (4.47) | |
| Alcohol use-no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 240(14.90) | 183 (14.48) | 57(16.43) | 0.367 |
| No | 1371(85.10) | 1081 (85.52) | 290(83.) | |
| Hypertension-no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 562(34.78) | 466 (36.78) | 96 (27.51) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1054(65.22) | 801 (63.22) | 253(72.49) | |
| Diabetes-no. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 490(30.32) | 392 (30.94) | 98 (28.08) | 0.304 |
| No | 1126(69.68) | 875 (69.06) | 253 (72.49) | |
| Vitamin B12-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 809(50.15) | 640 (50.55) | 169 (48.70) | 0.542 |
| Over median | 8.4(49.85) | 626 (49.45) | 178 (51.30) | |
| Magnesium-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 807(50.03) | 647 (51.11) | 160 (46.11) | 0. 099 |
| Over median | 806(49.97) | 619 (48.89) | 187 (53.89) | |
| Calcium-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 807(50.03) | 649 (51.26) | 158 (45.53) | 0.059 |
| Over median | 806(49.97) | 617 (48.74) | 189 (54.47) | |
| Beta carotene-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 807 (50.03) | 637 (50.32) | 170 (48.99) | 0.662 |
| Over median | 806 (49.97) | 629 (49.68) | 177 (51.01) | |
| Alpha carotene-no. (%) | ||||
| Low median | 808 (50.09) | 630 (49.76) | 178(51.30) | 0.613 |
| Over median | 805 (49.91) | 636 (50.24) | 169(48.70) | |