Table 3 Percentage of responses of to each item of GOHAI based on BMI
GOHAI items | Satisfactory BMI | Unsatisfactory BMI | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Physical function | |||||||
Limit the kinds of food | 14.0 | 40.8 | 45.2 | 14.2 | 56.2 | 29.5 | 0.003* |
Trouble biting or chewing | 15.9 | 41.4 | 42.7 | 15.7 | 56.5 | 27.8 | 0.003* |
Able to swallow comfortably | 94.9 | 5.1 | 0 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.812 |
Unable to speak clearly | 0.6 | 10.8 | 88.6 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 90.0 | 0.733 |
Psychosocial | |||||||
Limit contacts with people | 0.6 | 10.8 | 88.6 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 90.7 | 0.733 |
Pleased with appearance of teeth | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 99.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.642 |
Worried about teeth, gums or denture | 0 | 15.3 | 84.7 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 85.1 | 0.149 |
Self-conscious of teeth, gums or denture | 0 | 13.4 | 86.6 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 87.2 | 0.535 |
Uncomfortable eating in front of others | 0.6 | 11.5 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 90.3 | 0.692 |
Pain/Discomfort | |||||||
Able to eat any kind of food | 73.2 | 26.1 | 0.6 | 67.3 | 32.0 | 0.7 | 0.426 |
Use of medication to relieve pain | 1.3 | 15.9 | 82.8 | 2.8 | 17.1 | 80.1 | 0.531 |
Sensitive to hot, cold or sweet foods | 7.0 | 26.8 | 66.2 | 4.6 | 24.6 | 70.8 | 0.463 |