Table 3.
Relation between sociodemographic and behavioural factors and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (ECOHIS)
| Child subscale | Family subscale | Total ECOHIS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) | p | Mean (sd) | p | Mean (sd) | p | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 0–5 | 1.8 (2.5) | 0.3* | 1.3 (2.1) | 0.3* | 3.1 (4.2) | 0.4* |
| 6–11 | 3.1 (3.8) | 2.2 (2.7) | 5.2 (5.8) | |||
| 12–17 | 4.1 (5.5) | 1.8 (2.9) | 5.9 (8.3) | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 3.2 (3.9) | 0.8** | 1.8 (2.4) | 0.9** | 4.9 (5.6) | 0.9** |
| Male | 3.6 (5.4) | 2.1 (3.1) | 5.7 (8.2) | |||
| Toothbrush frequency | ||||||
| One time/day or less | 3.5 (3.5) | 0.2** | 1.9 (2.0) | 0.4** | 5.4 (5.1) | 0.4** |
| Twice or more/day | 3.3 (4.9) | 2 (2.9) | 5.2 (7.3) | |||
| Frequency of sugary foods/drinks intake | ||||||
| Never/rarely | 3.1 (3.3) | 0.6* | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.8* | 4.1 (4.3) | 0.6* |
| A few times/week | 3.5 (4.4) | 2.3 (3.0) | 5.9 (7.1) | |||
| Sometimes/week | 3.8 (5.3) | 2.0 (2.7) | 5.7 (7.7) | |||
| Many times/week | 2.2 (3.1) | 1.8 (2.8) | 4.1 (4.9) | |||
| Everyday | 2.1 (3.7) | 1.7 (2.6) | 3.9 (6.3) | |||
| Frequent oral health appointment (at least one time per year) | ||||||
| Yes | 3.5 (4.7) | 0.4** | 2.1 (2.8) | 0.08** | 5.6 (7.1) | 0.1** |
| No | 2.4 (3.2) | 1.1 (1.8) | 3.5 (4.8) | |||
| Oral health perception | ||||||
| Very good | 1.5 (3.8) | < 0.001* | 0.9 (2.1) | < 0.001* | 2.5 (5.7) | < 0.001* |
| Good | 3.0 (3.6) | 1.7 (2.4) | 4.7 (5.4) | |||
| Reasonable | 6.1 (5.8) | 3.4 (3.3) | 9.3 (8.6) | |||
| Bad | 4.3 (4.9) | 4.3 (3.4) | 8.5 (7.7) | |||
p values in bold are statistically significant
*Kruskal–Wallis, **Mann–Whitney