Table 3 Mean GOHAI score of the participants in relation to oral clinical variables

< 0.001**

 0–9

355 (47.7)

49.72 ± 7.090

48.98, 50.46

 10–19

219 (29.4)

48.15 ± 7.233

47.18, 49.11

  ≥ 20

179 (22.9)

45.32 ± 8.340

44.06, 46.59

< 0.001**

 0

30 (4.03)

49.63 ± 7.609

46.79, 52.47

 1–8

31 (4.17)

45.68 ± 8.268

42.64, 48.71

 9–16

59 (7.93)

44.81 ± 8.953

42.48, 47.51

 17–24

141 (18.95)

46.60 ± 8.046

45.36, 47.94

  ≥ 25

483 (64.92)

49.23 ± 7.045

48.60, 49.86

0.440**

 0

580 (78.0)

48.37 ± 7.545

47.76, 48.99

 1

105 (14.1)

47.38 ± 7.808

45.87, 48.89

  ≥ 2

59 (7.9)

48.61 ± 8.073

46.51, 50.71

0.033**

 0

384 (51.6)

48.96 ± 7.489

48.24, 49.68

 1

109 (14.7)

47.46 ± 7.231

46.09, 48.83

  ≥ 2

251 (33.7)

47.51 ± 8.319

46.48, 48.55

< 0.001**

 0

377 (50.7)

49.51 ± 7.489

48.75, 50.27

 1

123 (16.5)

48.25 ± 7.352

46.94, 49.56

  ≥ 2

244 (32.8)

46.31 ± 7.586

45.35, 47.27

0.090*

 Normal

682 (91.7)

48.39 ± 7.600

47.82, 48.97

 Abnormal

62 (8.3)

46.68 ± 7.769

44.70, 48.65

0.466**

 0

602 (80.9)

48.12 ± 7.610

47.51, 48.73

 1–16

121 (16.3)

48.63 ± 7.847

47.22, 50.04

 17–32

21 (2.8)

49.95 ± 6.689

46.91, 53.00

< 0.001**

 0–9

303 (40.7)

46.45 ± 8.173

45.52, 47.37

 10–12

135 (18.2)

8.88 ± 6.685

47.74, 50.02

  ≥ 13

306 (41.1)

49.76 ± 7.079

48.96, 50.55

< 0.001*

 No

425 (57.1)

49.14 ± 7.264

48.44, 49.83

 Yes

319 (42.9)

47.07 ± 7.937

46.20, 47.95

0.132**

 No dentures

358 (48.1)

48.32 ± 8.230

47.47, 49.18

 Fixed dentures

40 (5.4)

49.10 ± 4.667

47.61, 50.59

 Removable partial dentures

193 (25.9)

48.08 ± 7.188

47.06, 49.10

 Complete dentures

32 (4.3)

51.09 ± 6.260

48.84, 53.35

 Informal dentures

121 (16.3)

47.27 ± 7.420

45.94, 48.61