Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 3 Mean OHIP-14 combined and subscale scores, by xerostomia status (standard deviation in brackets)

From: The impact of xerostomia on oral-health-related quality of life among younger adults

	Xerostomic?
Dimension	No	Yes
Overall OHIP-14 score	7.19 (7.27)	15.22 (10.89)^a
Functional limitation	0.52 (0.97)	1.53 (1.76)^a
Physical pain	1.59 (1.72)	2.79 (1.89)^a
Psychological discomfort	1.29 (1.64)	2.74 (2.26)^a
Physical disability	1.42 (1.62)	2.45 (1.97)^a
Psychological disability	1.16 (1.45)	2.49 (2.17)^a
Social disability	0.73 (1.25)	1.84 (2.04)^a
Handicap	0.47 (1.01)	1.38 (1.87)^a

^aP < 0.001

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