Re-evaluation of CMI by means of multivariate analysis

in female patients with halitosis

Abstract

A discriminant function of the outpatients with psychosomatic disease seen in the clinic of our department from psychologically normal patient was obtained from the multivariate analysis of the results of a CMI questionnaire. We investigated the differences between that function and the current classification by Dr. Fukamachi and obtained the following findings:
1. Both female halitosis patients and patients with neurosis tended to make almost similar complaints in CMI as compared with psychologically normal patients.
2. Female halitosis patients had relatively stronger gastrointestinal system complaints.
3. A discriminant figure showed that in a certain interval, female halito sis patients were more inclined to complain of physical matters than patients with neuro sis.