Table 3. Association between OASES-A score (impacts of stuttering) and sociodemographic and clinical data.
| Variables | Impact of stuttering – Total | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild/Moderate N (%) | Moderate/Severe N (%) | Severe N (%) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Females | 4 (80.0) | 25 (61.0) | 5 (55.6) | 0.650 |
| Males | 1 (20.00 | 16 (39.0) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| High school graduate | 1 (20.0) | 25 (61.0) | 5 (55.6) | 0.332 |
| Higher education incomplete | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 4 (80.0) | 14 (34.1) | 3 (33.3) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 0 (0.0) | 18 (43.9) | 3 (33.3) | 0.030* |
| Employed | 4 (80.0) | 18 (43.9) | 5 (55.6) | |
| Domestic worker | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Self-employed | 0 (0.00 | 4 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unpaid worker | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unemployed | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
| Family history | ||||
| No | 2 (40.0) | 10 (24.4) | 3 (33.3) | 0.688 |
| Yes | 3 (60.0) | 31 (75.6) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
| Time of onset | ||||
| Childhood | 5 (100.0) | 34 (82.9) | 5 (55.6) | 0.105 |
| Adolescence | 0 (0.0) | 6 (14.6) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Adulthood | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.5) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
| Previous SLH therapy | ||||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.3) | 2 (22.2) | 0.282 |
| Yes | 5 (100.0) | 38 (92.7) | 7 (77.8) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | |
Pearson’s chi-square test
*
p-value ≤ 0.05
Caption: N = number of individuals; SLH = speech-language-hearing