Oral health-related quality of life and related factors among residents in a disaster area of the Great East Japan Earthquake and giant tsunami

Table 3 Difference in GOHAI score by sex, age, and disaster-related experiences

	No. subject	Mean ± SD	p-value
Sex
Men	764	52.5 ± 8.2	0.04
Women	1,223	51.7 ± 8.3
Age (in years)
< 50 years	403	53.1 ± 7.5	< 0.01
50–69 years	942	51.0 ± 8.8
≥ 70 years	642	52.8 ± 7.9
Evacuation from home
No	687	52.6 ± 7.9	0.02
Yes	1,300	51.7 ± 8.8
Interruption of dental treatment
Not receiving	1,619	52.7 ± 7.8	< 0.01
Not interrupted	37	48.7 ± 8.8
Interrupted	317	49.0 ± 9.6
Lost or fractured dentures
Do not wear dentures	815	52.5 ± 8.2	< 0.01
No damage	985	52.2 ± 8.2
Yes	172	48.8 ± 8.9
Self-rated systemic health
Good	198	56.2 ± 5.8	< 0.01
Fair	1,463	52.3 ± 7.9
Poor/very poor	322	48.0 ± 9.9
SPD
No (K6 score < 13)	1,311	53.5 ± 7.2	< 0.01
Yes (K6 score ≥ 13)	640	49.1 ± 9.6
Economic status
Fair	973	52.7 ± 5.8	< 0.01
Severe	1,014	51.4 ± 7.9

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