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Table 3 Oral conditions associated with non-severe and severe oral dryness in end-of-life patients with advanced cancers

From: Professional oral care in end-of-life patients with advanced cancers in a hospice ward: improvement of oral conditions

 

End-of-life patients (n = 27)

    

Oral dryness

NOD (n = 15)

SOD (n = 12)

n

(%)

n

(%)

ORa

95% CI

AORb

95% CI

Mucositis

 (−)

13

(86.7%)

4

(33.3%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 (+)

2

(13.3%)

8

(66.7%)

13.00

(1.92–87.99)*

14.93

(1.95–114.38)*

OHAT total score

  < =8

14

(93.3%)

6

(50.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

  > 8

1

(6.7%)

6

(50.0%)

14.00

(1.37–142.89)*

17.97

(1.45–223.46)*

Oral debris

 Mild

12

(80.0%)

3

(25.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Severe

3

(20.0%)

9

(75.0%)

12.00

(1.95–73.97)*

15.97

(2.06–123.72)*

  1. Data are n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: NOD Nonsevere Oral Dryness, SOD Severe Oral Dryness, OR Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  3. aOdds ratios (OR) refer to risk of severe oral dryness versus non-severe oral dryness patients according to each variable by logistic regression model with OR, and 95% CI. OR > 1 indicates a higher likelihood of being a severe oral dryness
  4. bAOR: adjusted odds ratio for gender, and age (years) by logistic regression model with AOR, and 95% CI. AOR > 1 indicates a higher likelihood of being a severe oral dryness
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