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. 2008 Nov 18;6:101. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-101

Table 2.

Validity test for OIDP and OSS among the validation sample (n = 253).

n (%) OIDP 95% CI OSS 95% CI
CRITERION VALIDITY

PERCEIVED TREATMENT NEEDS
NO 104 (41.1%) 1.9 – 5.1 8.5 – 8.8
YES 149 (58.9%) 10.2 – 17.0 4.8–5.5
t p < 0.001 p < 0.001

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
PERCEIVED ORAL WELL-BEING
No complaint 38 (15%) 0.2–1.6 8.0–8.7
With complaint 215 (85%) 8.6–13.8 5.9–6.6
p < 0.001 p < 0.001

CONVERGENT VALIDITY
ORAL SATISFACTION
< 5 (DISSATISFIED) 41 (16.2%) 12.9–26.0 2.5–3.5
5 (NEUTRAL) 48 (19.0%) 10.1–25.2 No sense
> 5 (SATISFIED) 164 (64.8%) 2.9–6.0 7.8–8.2
p < 0.001 p < 0.001

Mann-Witney Test for "Perceived Treatment Needs" and "Perceived Oral Well-being".

Kruskal-Wallis Test for "Oral Satisfaction"

95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval