Table 1.
Distribution of demographic data of the patients.
| n (%) | No denture related stomatitis n (%) | Denture related stomatitis | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 396 (100.0) | 294 (74.2) | 102 (25.8) | ||
| Sex | Female | 301 (76.0) | 225 (76.5) | 76 (74.5) | |
| Male | 95 (24.0) | 69 (23.5) | 26 (25.5) | 0.681 | |
| UPFS category | H0 | 311 (78.5) | 233 (79.3) | 78 (76.5) | |
| Other | 85 (21.5) | 61 (20.7) | 24 (23.5) | 0.556 | |
| Hypertension | No | 150 (38.0) | 114 (38.9) | 36 (35.3) | |
| Yes | 245 (62.0) | 179 (61.1) | 66 (64.7) | ||
| Not recorded | 1 (0.25) | 1 (0.34) | 0 (0) | 0.517 | |
| Diabetes | No | 290 (73.8) | 217 (74.3) | 73 (72.3) | |
| Yes | 103 (26.2) | 75 (25.7) | 28 (27.7) | ||
| Not recorded | 3 (0.76) | 2 (0.68) | 1 (0.98) | 0.688 | |
| Mental condition | None | 387 (99.2) | 289 (99.7) | 98 (98.0) | |
| Yes | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| Not recorded | 6 (1.52) | 4 (1.36) | 2 (1.96) | 0.102 | |
| TB | None | 389 (99.7) | 289 (99.7) | 100 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Not recorded | 6 (1.52) | 4 (1.36) | 2 (1.96) | 0.556 | |
| Smoker | No | 263 (69.8) | 195 (69.6) | 68 (70.1) | |
| Yes | 114 (30.2) | 85 (30.4) | 29 (29.9) | ||
| Not recorded | 19 (4.79) | 14 (4.76) | 5 (4.90) | 0.932 | |
| Sleeps with denture | None | 140 (58.3) | 120 (74.1) | 20 (25.6) | |
| Yes | 100 (41.7) | 42 (25.9) | 58 (74.4) | ||
| Not recorded | 156 (39.39) | 132 (44.90) | 24 (23.53) | <0.001* | |
| Cleans Denture | None | 210 (71.4) | 65 (63.7) | 275 (69.4) | |
| Yes | 84 (28.6) | 37 (36.3 | 121 (30.6) | 0.1456 |
*
Statistically significant.