Table 2. Comparisons of scores mean between groups. n (%).
| Variables | Scores mean per domain at T0 (SD) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional limitation | p-value | Physical pain | p-value | Psychological discomfort | p-value | Physical disability | p-value | Psychological disability | p-value | Social disability | p-value | Handicap | p-value | Total Score | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 0.68 (1.54) | 0.048 | 2.27 (2.08) | 0.001 | 3.37 (2.32) | < 0.001 | 1.27 (2.18) | 0.005 | 2.76 (2.40) | 0.050 | 0.98 (1.94) | 0.028 | 1.76 (2.41) | 0.858 | 13.20 (10.61) | 0.001 |
| Female | 1.34 (1.91) | 3.64 (2.14) | 5.16 (2.41) | 2.52 (2.30) | 3.72 (2.41) | 1.73 (2.22) | 1.80 (2.23) | 19.91 (11.06) | ||||||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
| Caucasian | 0.82 (1.68) | 0.060 | 2.82 (2.12) | 0.341 | 3.86 (2.56)a | 0.013 | 1.65 (2.21) | 0.136 | 3.02 (2.44) | 0.365 | 1.23 (2.01) | 0.507 | 1.25 (1.93) | 0.051 | 14.65 (11.01)a | 0.010 |
| Mixed race | 1.08 (3.29) | 3.29 (2.13) | 5.58 (2.04)b | 2.17 (2.29) | 3.75 (2.23) | 1.83 (2.22) | 2.42 (2.22) | 20.12 (10.28)b | ||||||||
| Afrodescendant | 1.71 (1.94) | 3.58 (2.48) | 4.75 (2.50) | 2.79 (2.51) | 3.71 (2.62) | 1.54 (2.35) | 2.42 (2.87) | 20.71 (11.87)b | ||||||||
| Tooth groups | ||||||||||||||||
| Anterior | 1.05 (1.74) | 0.616 | 3.11 (2.23) | 0.965 | 4.65 (2.49) | 0.075 | 1.94 (2.28) | 0.420 | 3.38 (2.46) | 0.799 | 1.48 (2.13) | 0.533 | 1.89 (2.32) | 0.334 | 17.49 (11.07) | 0.611 |
| Posterior | 1.29 (2.11) | 3.06 (2.16) | 3.47 (2.52) | 2.47 (2.57) | 3.18 (2.43) | 1.24 (2.22) | 1.24 (2.10) | 16.24 (12.88) | ||||||||
| Arch position | ||||||||||||||||
| Maxilla | 1.18 (1.80) | 0.447 | 3.04 (2.32) | 0.606 | 4.61 (2.40) | 0.426 | 1.91 (2.26) | 0.493 | 3.72 (2.52) | 0.045 | 1.64 (2.28) | 0.411 | 1.97 (2.38) | 0.301 | 18.07 (11.32) | 0.299 |
| Mandible | 0.92 (1.79) | 3.21 (2.02) | 4.18 (2.73) | 2.24 (2.46) | 2.68 (2.18) | 1.08 (1.82) | 1.45 (2.12) | 15.89 (11.34) | ||||||||
| Destruction of the crown | ||||||||||||||||
| Small | 0.92 (1.66) | 0.204 | 3.05 (2.26) | 0.587 | 4.05 (2.48) | 0.073 | 1.71 (2.16) | 0.102 | 2.79 (2.37) | 0.006 | 1.13 (1.84) | 0.172 | 1.32 (2.04) | 0.009 | 14.97 (10.88) | 0.002 |
| Extensive | 1.36 (1.98) | 3.21 (2.18) | 5.00 (2.49) | 2.55 (2.50) | 4.17 (2.36) | 1.88 (2.49) | 2.48 (2.51) | 20.76 (11.33) | ||||||||
Mann-Whitney test was performed, except to Ethnicity, which was compared by Kruskal-Wallis test with Dun pos-hoc test. The superscript letters indicate the means statistically different. Bold forms mean statically difference.