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175 Oral dryness and use of dry-mouth interventions Table 7: The odds ratio of several independent variables (RODI-scores, total XI-scores, BI-score) for the significant interventions after univariate analysis. The odds ratio including the 95% CI is reported. For the significant associations also the last step of the Omnibus and H-L test Chi-square including their df and p-values were reported. Furthermore, the Coxx & Snell and the Nagelkerke R square were mentioned. Drinking water Drinking tea Rinsing of the mouth Drinking small volumes Usingmouth gel Eating fruit Drinking coffee RODI-score of upper lip NS NS NS NS NS NS RODI-score of inside cheeks NS NS NS NS 1.97 (1.19-3.27)**,d NS 0.25 (0.09-0.70)**,f RODI-score of anterior palate NS NS NS NS NS NS NS RODI-score of posterior palate 4.90 (1.70-14.08)**,a NS NS NS NS NS NS RODI-score of lower lip NS NS NS NS NS NS NS RODI-score of floor of the mouth NS NS NS NS NS NS 2.82 (1.10-7.19)*,f RODI-score of anterior tongue NS NS 1.90 (1.09-3.30)*,b NS NS NS NS RODI-score of posterior tongue NS NS NS 2.00 (1.21-3.31)**,c NS NS NS RODI-score of pharynx NS NS NS NS NS NS NS Total XI-score NS NS NS NS NS 1.09 (1.02-1.17)**,e NS BI-score NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS=none of the independent variables was significant Binary Logistic regression: * p <0.05 Binary Logistic regression: ** p <0.01 a H-L test χ2 =12.4, df=2, p<0.01; Omnibus test χ2 =12.5, df=1, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.15; Nagelkerke R2=0.33 b H-L test χ2 =11.6, df=6, p>0.05; Omnibus test χ2 =16.3, df=2, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.19; Nagelkerke R2=0.26 c H-L test χ2 =2.5, df=2, p>0.05; Omnibus test χ2 =8.3, df=1, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.10; Nagelkerke R2=0.14 d H-L test χ2 =3.7, df=3, p>0.05; Omnibus test χ2 =7.9, df=1, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.10; Nagelkerke R2=0.13 e H-L test χ2 =8.2, df=7, p>0.05; Omnibus test χ2 =8.6, df=1, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.11; Nagelkerke R2=0.14 f H-L test χ2 =4.2, df=8, p>0.05; Omnibus test χ2 =14.3, df=3, p<0.01; Cox & Snell R2=0.17; Nagelkerke R2=0.25 8

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