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Table 3 Responses of patients to the question “do you have any concerns regarding your mouth related to undergoing surgery?” and the decisions of dentists by sex

From: Sensitivity and specificity of the question “do you have any concerns regarding your mouth related to undergoing surgery?” for predicting perioperative oral health problems in patients with primary esophageal and lung cancer: a retrospective observational study

 

Dentist decision

Total

Intervention is desirable

No problem

A. Male

 Response

Yes

11 (9.8%)

3 (2.7%)

14 (12.5%)

No

41 (36.6%)

57 (50.9%)

98 (87.5%)

 Total

52 (46.4%)

60 (53.6%)

112 (100%)

B. Female

 Response

Yes

14 (19.7%)

6 (8.5%)

20 (28.2%)

No

29 (40.8%)

22 (31.0%)

51 (71.8%)

 Total

43 (60.6%)

28 (39.4%)

71 (100%)