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Table 2 Factors associated with xerostomia, taste disturbance, burning mouth and two or more oral sensory complaints (logistic regression analysis)

From: Menopausal symptoms are associated with oral sensory complaints in perimenopausal women: an observational study

Objective variable

Explanatory variable

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P

Xerostomia

Number of menopausal symptoms

1.331

1.112–1.592

0.002

Taste disturbance

Number of menopausal symptoms

1.204

1.026–1.413

0.023

Burning mouth

Number of menopausal symptoms

1.162

1.002–1.347

0.048

2OSC

Number of menopausal symptoms

1.358

1.121–1.646

0.002

  1. 2OSC, two or more oral sensory complaints