Table 3 Spearman's correlation coefficients between OHIP-J14 items and chewing function score
OHIP-J14 item1 | Spearman's rho* | Proportion of "often" or "very often"(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
functional limitation | 1 | Trouble pronouncing any words | -0.38 | 8.38 |
2 | Sense of taste has worsened | -0.35 | 6.13 | |
Physical pain | 3 | Had painful aching in your mouth | -0.31 | 5.32 |
4 | Uncomfortable to eat any foods | -0.43 | 7.98 | |
Psychological discomfort | 5 | Been self conscious | -0.31 | 11.25 |
6 | Felt tense | -0.26 | 4.50 | |
Physical disability | 7 | Diet has been unsatisfactory | -0.42 | 4.29 |
8 | Had to interrupt meals | -0.37 | 3.07 | |
Psychological disability | 9 | Difficult to relax | -0.33 | 3.89 |
10 | Been a bit embarrassed | -0.33 | 4.29 | |
Social disability | 11 | Been a bit irritable with other people | -0.17 | 2.45 |
12 | Had difficulty doing your usual jobs | -0.26 | 2.86 | |
Handicap | 13 | Felt that life in general was less satisfying | -0.31 | 4.70 |
14 | Been totally unable to function | -0.27 | 2.04 | |