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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2011 Summer;71(3):185–193.

Table 7.

POQL scores by caries status and reported OH1

Caries Free (mean) Caries (mean) p-value OH1 EVG* (mean) OH1 FP* (mean) p-value
Child Self-Report (n) (647) (189) (1608) (168)
 Total Score 6.4 9.4 0.003 6.0 13.4 <0.001
 Social 5.5 8.1 0.057 4.8 15.0 <0.001
 Role 3.1 3.8 0.34 2.7 4.7 0.023
 Physical 12.5 16.4 0.01 13.3 21.1 <0.001
 Emotional 5.3 8.8 0.007 4.2 12.4 <0.001
Parent Report on Child (n) (605) (232) (705) (126)
 Total Score 3.6 5.6 0.006 3.2 11.0 <0.001
 Social 3.3 5.1 0.057 2.8 11.7 <0.001
 Role 1.0 2.1 0.01 0.9 3.6 0.009
 Physical 7.0 9.9 0.01 6.4 17.4 <0.001
 Emotional 3.5 5.7 0.02 3.1 11.2 <0.001
*

EVG=Excellent, Very Good or Good; FP=Fair or Poor