Table 4: Average, standard error (±) and test statistic "t" (P ≤ 0.05) of the OHIP-14 questions and domains for the Rheumatoid Arthritis (RAG) and Control Groups (CG).
OHIP | RAG | CG | P-value |
Difficulty speaking or pronouncing | 1.14 ± 0.39 | 0.14 ± 0.10 | 0.026 |
Worsening tde palate | 0.86 ± 0.38 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.050 |
Pain in tde moutd or teet | 1.93 ± 0.45 | 0.29 ± 0.16 | 0.003 |
Difficulty eating some food | 2.21 ± 0.46 | 0.50 ± 0.31 | 0.005 |
Feels inhibited | 1.79 ± 0.43 | 0.36 ± 0.20 | 0.008 |
Feels tense | 2.00 ± 0.46 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.011 |
Dissatisfaction witd diet | 1.36 ± 0.40 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.007 |
Has interrupted meals | 1.21 ± 0.37 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.008 |
Feels difficulty in relaxing | 1.64 ± 0.39 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.001 |
Has been embarrassed | 1.93 ± 0.49 | 0.29 ± 0.19 | 0.006 |
Has felt angry | 1.93 ± 0.43 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.001 |
Have had difficulty doing your daily work | 1.50 ± 0.45 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.006 |
Feels tdat life is less satisfactory | 1.71 ± 0.47 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.003 |
Has felt totally incapable of tdeir obligations | 1.07 ± 0.40 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.019 |
Functional limitation | 2.00 ± 0.66 | 0.21 ± 0.15 | 0.014 |
Physical pain | 4.14 ± 0.86 | 0.79 ± 0.41 | 0.002 |
Psychological discomfort | 3.79 ± 0.87 | 0.86 ± 0.47 | 0.007 |
Physical limitation | 2.57 ± 0.65 | 0.14 ± 0.14 | 0.003 |
Psychological limitation | 3.57 ± 0.76 | 0.36 ± 0.25 | 0.001 |
Social restriction | 3.43 ± 0.82 | 0.07 ± 0.07 | 0.001 |
Inability | 2.79 ± 0.73 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.002 |
OHIP | 22.29 ± 4.32 | 2.43 ± 1.30 | 0.000 |