Table 3.

Modulating factors of OIDP and OSS among the validation sample (n = 253).

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES	OIDP	OSS
Gender
Male (mean ± sd)	6.3 ± 12.1**	6.7 ± 2.3
Female (mean ± sd)	11.3 ± 16.6**	6.5 ± 2.2
BEHAVIOURAL VARIABLES
Last previous visit to dentist	rs = -0.1*	rs = 0.06
Tooth brushing frequency	rs = 0.05	rs = - 0.16*
PROSTHODONTIC VARIABLES
Normative Needs for prosthesis	rs = 0.15*	rs = -0.18*
No occlusal units	r = - 0.14*	r = 0.05
No aesthetic units	r = - 0.03	r = 0.06
No replaceable absent teeth	r = 0.17**	r = - 0.20**
No replaced absent teeth	r = - 0.05	r = 0.18*
No replaceable visible teeth	r = 0.16**	r = - 0.20**
No replaced visible teeth	r = 0.05	r = 0.18*
No replaceable functional teeth	r = 0.15*	r = -0.17*
CARIES VARIABLES
No teeth with caries requiring endodontic treatment	r = 0.24**	r = -0.24**
No teeth with caries requiring extraction	r = 0.18**	r = -0.14
No teeth with 2 or more decayed surfaces	r = 0.18**	r = -0.17*
No teeth with caries	r = 0.22**	r = -0.19**
No visible teeth with caries	r = 0.33**	r = -0.28**
No healthy filled teeth	r = 0.02	r = -0.20**
No healthy restored visible teeth	r = -0.04	r = -0.22**
Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index	r = 0.13*	r = -0.06
Need for restorative treatment	rs = 0.20*	rs = -0.20*
PERIODONTAL VARIABLES
No sextants with CPITN score of 1	r = -0.08	r = 0.03
No sextants with dental mobility	r = 0.10	r = -0.27*

Mann-Whitney Test for Gender. Correlation for the remainder (r = Pearson correlation; r_s = Spearman correlation)

*p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01