Table 1: Sociodemographic, dental, and geriatric characteristics according to the need for prostheses.

 

Prosthesis, n (%)

 

No

required

Repair

required

Partial

Complete

Good

condition

Not

valuable

Gender

Male

Female

 

3 (9.4)

3 (3.3)

 

2 (6.3)

9 (9.8)

 

17 (53.1)

34 (37.0)

 

3 (9.4)

15 (16.3)

 

7 (21.9)

31 (33.7)

 

23

52

Marital status

Married

Widow (er)

 

3 (7.9)

1 (1.6)

 

2 (5.3)

9 (14.1)

 

15 (39.5)

29 (45.3)

 

7 (18.4)

7 (10.9)

 

11 (28.9)

18 (28.1)

 

23

39

Schooling

Illiterate

Elementary

 

0

4 (5.3)

 

5 (13.2)

6 (8.0)

 

13 (34.2)

34 (45.3)

 

8 (21.1)

9 (12.0)

 

12 (31.6)

22 (29.3)*

 

20

48

Dentate

Yes

No

 

6 (65)

0

 

5 (5.4)

6 (18.8)

 

51 (55.4)

0

 

10 (10.9)

8 (25.0)

 

20 (21.7)

18 (56.3)*

 

65

10

Frailty

Non-frailty

Pre-frailty

Frailty

 

0

4 (7.5)

2 (3.1)

 

2 (33.3)

7 (13.2)

2 (3.1)

 

1 (16.7)

22 (41.5)

28 (43.1)

 

1 (16.7)

4 (7.5)

13 (20.0)

 

2 (33.3)

16 (30.2)

20 (30.8)

 

3

30

42

Nutrition (MNA)

Adequate

At risk

Malnutrition

 

2 (7.1)

3 (4.7)

1 (3.1)

 

3 (10.7)

7 (10.9)

1 (3.1)

 

10 (35.7)

27 (42.2)

14 (43.8)

 

5 (17.9)

9 (14.1)

4 (12.5)

 

8 (28.6)

18 (28.1)

12 (37.5)

 

16

39

20

Depression

No

Yes

 

3 (5.6)

3 (4.3)

 

3 (5.6)

8 (11.4)

 

23 (42.6)

28 (40.0)

 

4 (7.4)

14 (20.0)

 

21 (38.9)

17 (4.3)

 

30 (55.6)

45 (63.3)

* p ≤ 0.05.