The numbers and frequencies of BMS demographic data, medical condition, medication, and intensity of BMS
| Variables | BMS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | p-value | ||
| Age | < 50 | 10 | 13.3% | < 0.001* |
| 50–59 | 21 | 28% | ||
| 60–69 | 33 | 44% | ||
| 70–79 | 11 | 14.7% | ||
| Sex | Female | 45 | 60% | 0.083ns |
| Male | 30 | 40% | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 16 | 21.3% | < 0.001* |
| No | 59 | 78.7% | ||
| Systemic condition | None | 10 | 13.3% | < 0.001* |
| Hypertension disease | 46 | 61.3% | ||
| Diabetes mellitus disease | 37 | 49.3% | ||
| Cardiovascular disease | 13 | 17.3% | ||
| Kidney disease | 32 | 42.7% | ||
| Any long-term medications | None | 10 | 13.3% | < 0.001* |
| Antidiabetic drugs | 37 | 49.3% | ||
| Antihypertensive drugs | 46 | 61.3% | ||
| Others | 38 | 50.7% | ||
| Intensity of BMS (VAS) | Score 3 | 1 | 1.3% | < 0.001* |
| Score 4 | 3 | 4% | ||
| Score 5 | 4 | 5.3% | ||
| Score 6 | 7 | 9.3% | ||
| Score 7 | 14 | 18.7% | ||
| Score 8 | 17 | 22.7% | ||
| Score 9 | 15 | 20% | ||
| Score 10 | 14 | 18.7% | ||
*: significant (p < 0.05); ns: non-significant (p ≥ 0.05); BMS: burning mouth syndrome; VAS: visual analogue scale