Table 2 Prevalence of any overall or subscale OHIP-14 impacts ('very often' or 'fairly often') by xerostomia status

No (%)

Yes (%)

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

171 (20.6)

44 (48.4)^a

3.6 (2.3, 5.6)

15 (1.8)

14 (15.4)^a

9.9 (4.6, 21.3)

46 (5.5)

19 (20.9)^a

4.5 (2.5, 8.1)

67 (8.1)

27 (29.7)^a

4.8 (2.9, 8.1)

82 (9.9)

16 (17.6)^b

2.0 (1.1, 3.5)

37 (4.4)

22 (24.2)^a

6.9 (3.8, 12.3)

21 (2.5)

12 (13.2)^a

5.9 (2.8, 12.4)

16 (1.9)

10 (11.0)^a

6.3 (2.8, 14.3)