Table 7 Prevalence (% OIDP SC >0), mean OIDP total impact scores and intensity (% of adults with oral impacts) of older Tanzanians in urban areas (n = 508)
Overall | Eating | Speaking | Cleaning | Sleeping | Smiling | Emotion | Work | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 508) | (n = 511) | (n = 508) | (n = 511) | (n = 511) | (n = 511) | (n = 511) | (n = 511) | (n = 511) | |
OIDP prevalence % | 51.2 | 42.5 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
OIDP impact score: | |||||||||
Range | 0–40 | 0–9 | 0–6 | 0–9 | 0–6 | 0–9 | 0–9 | 0–6 | 0–6 |
Mean (sd) | 3.8 (6.5) | 1.4 (2.1) | 0.3 (1.0) | 0.5 (1.4) | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.3 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.8) |
Impact intensity a | |||||||||
Very little | 11.2 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 26.7 |
Little | 22.0 | 31.8 | 43.5 | 29.0 | 19.4 | 25.6 | 38.2 | 30.8 | 26.7 |
Moderate | 58.4 | 38.7 | 37.0 | 30.1 | 62.9 | 39.5 | 38.2 | 53.8 | 36.7 |
Severe | 8.4 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 10.0 |
Very severe | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |