Table 2.
Comparison of participants’ background characteristics between the participants stratified by the absence/presence of xerostomia.
| Background Characteristics | STUDY GROUPS | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Xerostomia (%) | Xerostomia N (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Males | 439 (34.0) | 26 (23.2) | 0.021 ^ |
| Females | 854 (66.0) | 86 (76.8) | |
| Age (in full years) | |||
| Mean (sd) | 54.4 (11.8) | 60.5 (10.4) | <0.001 # |
| Median (IQR) | 55.0 (21) | 63.0 (15) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 917 (70.9) | 89 (79.5) | |
| Peri-urban | 227 (17.6) | 11 (9.8) | 0.093 ^ |
| Rural | 149 (11.5) | 12 (10.7) | |
| Education (in years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 14.8 (3.3) | 14.0 (3.0) | |
| Median (IQR) | 15.0 (5) | 14.0 (4) | 0.032 # |
^ Chi-square test (categorical variables); # Mann–Whitney U test.