Table 2 Characteristics of patients who were followed from T0 to T1-phases and those who were lost from follow-up after T0-phase
followed in T1 | lost from T1 | |
|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 225 | 164 |
age | ||
mean | 56.25 | 55.12 |
SE | 0.84 | 1.06 |
p* | 0.399 | |
sex | ||
male proportion | 39.72 % | 34.29 % |
SE | 3.34 % | 3.59 % |
p** | 0.270 | |
denture | ||
natural/fixed | 33.71 % | 31.31 % |
partial denture | 17.71 % | 16.82 % |
complete denture | 48.57 % | 51.87 % |
p** | 0.809 | |
* t-test | ||
** chi-square test |