Gum Condition (minimum-maximum) |
Oral Health (n=268) |
Food Taste (n=286) |
r |
P-value* |
r |
P-value* |
Total Score (0–55) |
0.756 |
<0.001* |
0.747 |
<0.001* |
Influence on outlook (0–5) |
0.606 |
<0.001* |
0.539 |
<0.001* |
Influence on self-esteem (0–5) |
0.488 |
<0.001* |
0.493 |
<0.001* |
Influence on general health (0–5) |
0.638 |
<0.001* |
0.556 |
<0.001* |
Influence on choice of food (0–5) |
0.527 |
<0.001* |
0.557 |
<0.001* |
Influence on chewing of harder food (0–5) |
0.589 |
<0.001* |
0.625 |
<0.001* |
Influence on speaking difficulties (0–5) |
0.562 |
<0.001* |
0.520 |
<0.001* |
Influence on family life (0–5) |
0.504 |
<0.001* |
0.527 |
<0.001* |
Influence on professional life (0–5) |
0.530 |
<0.001* |
0.612 |
<0.001* |
Influence on social life (0–5) |
0.568 |
<0.001* |
0.598 |
<0.001* |
Influence on mood (0–5) |
0.660 |
<0.001* |
0.676 |
<0.001* |
Influence on anxiety (0–5) |
0.673 |
<0.001* |
0.706 |
<0.001* |
*. r=Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, Statistically significant at P<0.05.