Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Multicentric Case-Control Italian Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic profile and BMI in 100 BMS patients and in 100 healthy controls.
Demographic variables
BMS
HC
value
Gender
Frequency (%)
Frequency (%)
Male
22 (22)
30 (30)
0.259
Female
78 (78)
70 (70)
Age (in years)
60.7 ± 6.51
0.957
Education (in years)
11.1 ± 4.66
13.5 ± 3.42
<0.001
Family situation
Frequency (%)
Frequency (%)
Single
17 (17)
5 (5)
0.054
Married
67 (67)
79 (79)
Divorced
7 (7)
8 (8)
Widowed
9 (9)
8 (8)
Employment
Frequency (%)
Frequency (%)
Employed
39 (39)
56 (56)
0.045
Unemployed
33 (33)
21 (21)
Retired
28 (28)
23 (23)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Frequency (%)
Frequency (%)
5 (5)
2 (2)
0.283
BMI: 18.5-24.9 normal
46 (46)
47 (47)
BMI: 25.0-29.9 overweight
29 (29)
41 (41)
BMI: 30-34 class I obesity
16 (16)
10 (10)
BMI: 35-39.99 class II obesity
3 (3)
0 (0)
class III obesity
1 (1)
0 (0)
BMI
25.9 ± 4.76
25.2 ± 3.75
The significant difference between means was measured by the Student -test. Significance . Significance . The significant difference between percentages was measured by the Pearson chi-square test. Significance . Significance . Abbreviations: BMS: burning mouth syndrome; HC: healthy controls; BMI: body mass index.
