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Table 4 Bivariate analysis of the number (%) of psychiatric patients for the DMFT-16 (less or more than 16)

From: Oral health status and treatment needs among psychiatric inpatients in Rennes, France: a cross-sectional study

  

DMFT-16

χ2

 

n

≤16 n(%)

>16 n(%)

p value

Age

    

≤45

80

55 (68.8)

25 (30.9)

23.1

>45

81

25 (31.3)

56 (69.1)

*p < 0.0001

Gender

    

Men

95

48 (60.0)

47(58.0)

0.06

Women

66

32 (40.0)

34 (42.0)

p = 0.7989

Psychiatric diagnosis

   

Disorders due to psychoactive substance

20

9 (15.0)

11 (20.8)

1.1

Schizophrenia

59

34 (56.7)

25 (47.2)

p = 0.5645

Mood disorders

34

17 (28.3)

17 (32.1)

 

Length of hospitalization (year)

≤5

118

65 (81.3)

53 (65.4)

5.1

>5

43

15 (18.8)

28 (34.6)

*p = 0.0233

Disability

    

Self sufficient

85

52 (65.0)

33 (47.7)

9.5

Partially or totally disabled

76

28 (35.0)

48 (59.3)

*p = 0.0021

Saliva flow (g/min)

    

≤0.3

89

50 (64.9)

39 (55.7)

1.3

>0.3

58

27 (35.1)

31 (44.3)

p = 0.2533

Plaque index

    

≤1

81

50 (66.7)

31 (45.6)

6.5

>1

62

25 (33.3)

37 (54.4)

*p = 0.0111

  1. *Significant difference between two groups by χ2 test.