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Table 8 Prevalence (% OIDP SC >0), mean OIDP-total impact score-, and impact intensity scores (% of adults with impacts) of older Tanzanians in rural areas (n = 512)

From: Psychometric properties and the prevalence, intensity and causes of oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) in a population of older Tanzanians

 

Overall

Eating

Speaking

Cleaning

Sleeping

Smiling

Emotion

Work

Contact

 

(n = 512)

(n = 519)

(n = 514)

(n = 520)

(n = 519)

(n = 520)

(n = 520)

(n = 520)

(n = 520)

OIDP prevalence %

62.1

55.1

20.8

30.6

27.0

15.6

30.4

22.5

21.7

OIDP impact score:

Range

0–72

0–9

0–9

0–9

0–9

0–9

0–9

0–9

0–9

Mean (sd)

9.1 (13.3)

2.1 (2.6)

0.9 (1.9)

1.3 (2.3)

1.1 (2.1)

0.6 (1.7)

1.2 (2.2)

0.9 (1.9)

0.9 (1.9)

Impact intensitya

Very little

11.9

18.1

11.2

12.6

7.9

11.1

14.6

7.7

7.1

Little

15.8

18.4

12.1

13.8

17.1

13.6

19.6

21.4

21.2

Moderate

60.7

32.6

40.2

35.8

50.0

50.6

36.7

47.9

43.4

Severe

11.8

22.2

29.9

27.7

18.6

16.0

19.6

15.4

22.1

Very severe

0.0

8.7

6.5

10.1

6.4

8.6

9.5

7.7

6.2

  1. a Impact intensity:% of adults with impact.