Table 1 Comparisons of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with BMS and controls, Brazil, 2009-2010
From: The impact of burning mouth syndrome on health-related quality of life
BMS | Control | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64.0 (Median) | 67.0 (Median) | 0.75* |
Women | 24 (93.3%) | 25 (92.5%) | 1.0*** |
Work outside the home | 9 (34.6%) | 8 (29.6%) | 0.69** |
Systemic Diseases | 25 (96.2%) | 23 (85.2%) | 0.35*** |
Medication use | 24 (92.3%) | 22 (81.5%) | 0.42*** |
Antidepressive medication | 10 (38.5%) | 5 (18.5%) | 0.11*** |
Antihypertensive medication | 13 (50.0%) | 18 (66.7%) | 0.22*** |
Smoking | 3 (11.5%) | 2 (7.4%) | 0.67*** |
Alcohol | 2 (7.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.23*** |
Dentures Wearers | 16 (61.5%) | 16 (59.3%) | 0.86** |