Table 1 Socio- demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants and comparisons between the groups
From: Assessment of health-related quality of life in Turkish patients with facial prostheses
Patients with OP | Patients with AP | Patients with NP | Control group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n=24 | n=24 | n=24 | n=24 | ||
Characteristics | |||||
Age(years), Mean (SD) | 55.83 ± 16.51 | 47.00 ± 14.28 | 61.04 ± 11.00 | 49.04 ± 9.49 | 0.001b |
Monthly Family Income, TRYa, Mean (SD) | 1125.00 ± 442.41 | 1005.00 ± 527.33 | 1258.33 ± 500.00 | 938.75 ± 445.97 | 0.111 b |
Gender (n, %) | |||||
Female | 13 (54.2) | 10 (41.7) | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) | 0.771c |
Male | 11 (45.8) | 14 (58.3) | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | |
Educational level (n, %) | |||||
≤ 8 years of schooling | 9 (37.5) | 11 (45.8) | 9 (37.5) | 5 (20.8) | 0.326 c |
>8 years of schooling | 15 (62.5) | 13 (54.2) | 15 (62.5) | 19 (79.2) | |
Marital status (n, %) | |||||
Married | 9 (37.5) | 10 (41.7) | 11 (45.8) | 16 (66.7) | 0.184 c |
Single, divorced, or widowed | 15 (62.5) | 14 (58.3) | 13 (54.2) | 13 (33.3) | |
Retention type of facial prosthesis (n, %) | |||||
Adhesive-retained | 14 (58.3) | 13 (54.2) | 15 (62.5) | 0.842 c | |
Implant-retained | 10 (41.7) | 11 (45.8) | 9 (37.5) | ||
Age of facial prosthesis (months), Mean (SD) | 39.79±15.15 | 33.08±15.23 | 34.41±19.37 | 0.344 b | |
Reason for facial defect (n, %) | |||||
Trauma | 7 (29.2) | 9 (37.5) | 8 (33.3) | 0.829 c | |
Tumor resection | 17 (70.8) | 15 (62.5) | 16 (66.7) |