Table 3.
Results of the Comparison of the Continuous Output Related To Bruxism Between the Groups
| Bruxism, mean ± SD / median |
Control, mean ± SD / median |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 8.3 ± 1.4 / 8 | 8.7 ± 1.4 / 8 | .2351 |
| Age when the child began sleeping in their own room | 5.6 ± 2.8 /5.5 | 4.3 ± 3.0 / 4 | .0331 |
| Mother’s age | 37.4 ± 5.2 / 37 | 37.8 ± 4.8 / 38 | .7281 |
| Father’s age | 41.5 ± 5.0 / 41 | 41.6 ± 4.9 / 42 | .9191 |
| Television time (last 3 mo) | 1.9 ± 1.9 / 1.75 | 2.3 ± 1.9 / 2.00 | .2202 |
| Cell phone, computer, tablet time (last 3 mo) | 1.4 ± 1.7 / 0.75 | 1.1 ± 1.2 / 1 | .8412 |
| Number of siblings | 1.4 ± 0.9 / 1 | 1.3 ± 1.2 / 1 | .3111 |
| SCARED total | 26.7 ± 13.1 / 23.5 | 19.9 ± 9.8 / 23.5 | .0051 |
| Factor 1 | 5.4 ± 5.3 / 5 | 4.4 ± 3.9 / 3 | .6062 |
| Factor 2 | 5.1 ± 3.8 / 4 | 3.8 ± 2.8 / 5 | .0771 |
| Factor 3 | 7.4 ± 3.4 / 7 | 5.7 ± 3.1 / 5 | .0151 |
| Factor 4 | 7.0 ± 3.9 / 7.5 | 4.8 ± 3.2 / 5 | .0111 |
| Factor 5 | 1.6 ± 1.5 / 1 | 0.8 ± 0.9 / 1 | .0051 |
| State anxiety | 36.5 ± 9.2 / 36.5 | 29.9 ± 8.4 / 30 | < .0011 |
| Trait anxiety | 43.2 ± 8.1 / 43.5 | 40.0 ± 8.7 / 41 | .6601 |
| Decayed | 0.72 ± 1.1 | 1.02 ± 1.5 | .4762 |
| Missing | 0.04 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | .2412 |
| Filling | 0.29 ± 0.8 | 0.62 ± 1.7 | .2272 |
| Decayed primary teeth | 2.27 ± 3.1 | 2.70 ± 2.8 | .2872 |
| Missing primary teeth | 0.47 ± 0.7 | 0.66 ± 1.2 | .9472 |
| Filled primary teeth | 1.06 ± 2.0 | 0.70 ± 1.2 | .6522 |
| DMFT permanent teeth | 1.06 ± 1.4 | 1.75 ± 2.4 | .2812 |
| dmft primary teeth | 3.81 ± 3.5 | 4.08 ± 2.9 | .4892 |
| DMFT total | 4.87 ± 4.1 | 5.83 ± 2.6 | .0772 |
Bolded numbers are statistically significant (P < .05).