The Oral Health Condition of Patients on Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Eastern Nepal

Table 2

Oral health status of study population from BPKIHS, September–November, 2020 (n = 104).

Parameter mean ± SD (median, IQR)	Case	Control	Overall	p-Value
Decayed teeth	0.48 ± 0.74	0.91 ± 1.01	0.69 ± 0.91	0.013
	(0,1)	(1,1)	(0,1)
Missing teeth	2.35 ± 4.02	2.17 ± 2.26	2.26 ± 3.38	0.572
	(1.5,3)	(2,2)	(1.5,3)
Filled teeth	0.11 ± 0.60	0.65 ± 1.32	0.38 ± 1.05	<0.001
	(0,0)	(0,1)	(0,0)
Decayed missing filled teeth	2.91 ± 4.04	3.72 ± 2.99	3.31 ± 3.56	0.013
	(3,3)	(3,3)	(3, 3)
Decayed surfaces	0.50 ± 0.86	1.22 ± 1.42	0.86 ± 1.22	0.001
	(0,2)	(1,2)	(0,2)
Missing surfaces	11.69 ± 19.48	10.74 ± 13.02	11.21 ± 16.50	0.638
	(7,15)	(9.5, 10)	(7,15)
Filled surfaces	0.15 ± 1.08	0.98 ± 1.94	0.56 ± 1.62	<0.001
	(0,0)	(0, 1)	(0,0)
Decayed missing filled surfaces	12.33 ± 19.43	12.94 ± 13.30	12.64 ± 16.58	0.149
	(10,10)	(10,10)	(10,10)
Periodontitis, n (%)
None	6 (11.1%)	19 (35.2%)	25 (23.1%)	<0.001ᶧ
Mild	11 (20.4%)	19 (35.2%)	30 (27.8%)
Moderate	24 (44.4%)	14 (25.9%)	38 (35.2%)
Severe	13 (24.1%)	2 (3.7%)	15 (13.9%)

Mann–Whitney U test. ᶧχ² test, Bold signifies statistically significant difference.