Table 2: Sociodemographic, dental, and geriatric characteristics according to prosthesis hygiene.

 

Prosthesis hygiene, n (%)

Good

Regular

Bad

Gender

Male

Female

 

0

4 (4.3)

 

4 (12.3)

 

5 (15.6)

Marital status

Married

Widow (er)

 

2 (5.3)

2 (3.1)

 

7 (18.4)

9 (14.1)

 

6 (15.8)

14 (21.9)

Schooling

Illiterate

Elementary

 

2 (5.3)

0

 

6 (15.8)

14 (18.7)

 

10 (26.3)

13 (17.3)*

Dentate

Yes

No

 

2 (2.2)

2 (6.3)

 

11 (12.0)

10 (31.3)

 

14 (15.2)

10 (31.3)*

Frailty

Non-frailty

Pre-frailty

Frailty

 

0

1 (1.9)

3 (4.6)

 

0

11 (20.8)

10 (15.4)

 

3 (50)

11 (20.8)

10 (15.4)

Nutrition (MNA)

Adequate

At risk

Malnutrition

 

1 (3.6)

2 (3.1)

1 (3.1)

 

5 (17.9)

10 (15.6)

6 (18.8)

 

6 (21.4)

13 (20.3)

5 (15.6)

Depression

No

Yes

 

3 (5.6)

1 (1.4)

 

11 (20.4)

10 (14.3)

 

10 (18.5)

14 (20)

* p 0.05.