Table 2a.
Sociodemographic data and oral manifestations (overall and per hospital)
| Variable: | All data (N = 149) | Hospital comparison | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSJD Group (N = 89) | MMRRH group (N = 60) | p-value | ||
| Age: (years) | 10.51 (4.05) | 10.47 (4.25) | 10.57 (3.76) | 0.882 (1) |
|
Sex: Female Male |
68 (45.6%) 81 (54.4%) |
40 (44.9%) 49 (55.1%) |
28 (46.7%) 32 (53.3%) |
0.868 (3) |
| Mean height (cm); (SD) | 124.31 (22.04) | 124.20(22.359) | 124.42(21.88) | 0.957 (1) |
| Mean weight: (kg) | 34.43 (14.70) | 33.87(16.27) | 35.07(12.79) | 0.214 (2) |
| Mean Mouth opening (cm); (SD) | 37.0 (5.65) | 34.43(3.73) | 41.0(6.49) | < 0.001 *(2) |
| Dentition: | ||||
|
Temporary Mixed Permanent |
23 (15.4%) 75 (50.3%) 51 (34.2%) |
13(14.6%) 51(57.3%) 25 (28.1%) |
10(16.7%) 24(40.0%) 26(43.3%) |
0.97(3) |
| Plaque Index: | ||||
|
PI 0 PI 1 PI 2 PI 3 |
15 (10.1%) 58 (38.9%) 54 (36.2%) 22 (14.8%) |
9 (10.1%) 26 (29.2%) 39 (43.8%) 15 (16.9%) |
6 (10.0%) 32 (53.3%) 15 (25.0%) 7 (11.7%) |
0.023* (2) |
| Gingival index: | ||||
|
GI 0 GI 1 GI 2 GI 3 |
3 (2.0%) 29 (19.5%) 81 (54.4%) 36 (24.2%) |
3 (3.4%) 23 (25.8%) 42 (47.2%) 21(23.6%) |
0 6 (10.0%) 39 (65.0%) 15 (25.0%) |
0.033* (2) |
| DMF-T: | ||||
|
0 1–2 > 2 |
96 (64.4%) 21 (14.1%) 32 (21.5%) |
62 (69.7%) 10 (11.2%) 17 (19.1%) |
34 (56.7%) 11 (18.3%) 15 (25.0%) |
0.105 (2) |
| Dental fluorosis: | ||||
|
No Mild Moderate Severe |
132 (88.6%) 6 (4.0%) 8 (5.4%) 3 (2.0%) |
88 (98.9%) 1 (1.1%) - - |
44 (73.3%) 5 (8.3%) 8 (13.3%) 3 (5.0%) |
0.001* (2) |
(*) p-value < 0.05: significant. Numbers next to the p-value show which test was used: Student’s t-test (1), Mann-Whitney’s U-test (2), chi-square test (3) or Fisher’s exact test (4)