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