Table 4.
Discriminant validity: Percentage distribution (n) and odds ratio of single and overall OIDP SC frequency scores by clinical indicator (n = 372). (OR adjusted for age, gender, place of residence, religious affiliation, parental education).
| MT > 0 %(n) | MT = 0 % (n) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI)a | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | |
| Eating | 64 (66) | 34 (85)** | 3.4 (2.1–5.5) | 3.3 (2.0–5.5) |
| Speaking | 44 (46) | 29 (74)* | 1.9 (1.2–3.1) | 1.8 (1.1–3.1) |
| Cleaning teeth | 51 (53) | 26 (70)** | 2.8 (1.7–4.5) | 2.7 (1.6–4.6) |
| Sleeping and relaxing | 51 (52) | 22 (58)** | 3.5 (2.1–5.7) | 3.4 (2.0–5.7) |
| Smiling and showing teeth | 36 (68) | 26 (68)* | 1.7 (1.0–2.7) | 1.6 (1.0–2.8) |
| Emotional status | 45 (46) | 26 (68)* | 2.2 (1.3.3.6) | 2.1 (1.3–3.5) |
| School work and social role | 43 (44) | 28 (70)* | 2.0 (1.2–3.2) | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) |
| Enjoying social contact | 49 (49) | 25 (64)** | 2.8 (1.7–4.5) | 2.7 (1.6–4.5) |
| OIDP SC score > 0 | 74 (74) | 56 (135)** | 2.2 (1.3–3.7) | 2.2 (1.3–3.8) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001 a Reference category (1): OIDP = 0