Table 3 Full XI data. Responses to individual items
N (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Hardly ever | Occasionally | Fairly often | Very often | Missing | |
My mouth feels dry | 337 (42.1) | 107 (13.4) | 218 (27.3) | 80 (10) | 57 (7.1) | 1 (0.1) |
I have difficulty eating dry food | 578 (72.3) | 73 (9.1) | 82 (10.3) | 32 (4.0) | 25 (3.1) | 10 (1.3) |
I wake up at night to drink water or other liquids. | 499 (62.4) | 66 (8.3) | 147 (18.4) | 39 (4.9) | 47 (5.9) | 2 (0.3) |
My mouth feels dry when I am chewing food. | 650 (81.3) | 86 (10.8) | 43 (5.4) | 10 (1.3) | 8 (1.0) | 3 (0.4) |
I need to drink liquids when I am swallowing food. | 472 (59.0) | 77 (9.6) | 149 (18.6) | 56 (7.0) | 40 (5.0) | 6 (0.8) |
I have difficulty swallowing certain foods. | 699 (87.4) | 34 (4.3) | 56 (7.0) | 6 (0.8) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
The skin on my face is dry. | 428 (53.5) | 96 (12.0) | 130 (16.3) | 63 (7.9) | 70 (8.8) | 13 (1.6) |
I need to suck sweets or similar to relieve the dry mouth sensation. | 609 (76.1) | 47 (5.9) | 99 (12.4) | 28 (3.5) | 15 (1.9) | 2 (0.3) |
My eyes are dry. | 427 (53.4) | 77 (9.6) | 174 (21.8) | 75 (9.4) | 42 (5.3) | 5 (0.6) |
My lips are dry. | 418 (52.3) | 114 (14.2) | 181 (22.6) | 47 (5.9) | 37 (4.6) | 3 (0.4) |
The inside of my nose feels dry. | 427 (53.4) | 77 (9.6) | 174 (21.8) | 75 (9.4) | 42 (5.3) | 5 (0.6) |