Table 2.
Univariate analysis of association between clinical condition variables and oral health- related quality of life in the overall median of CPQ11-14 (n = 515).
| Variable | n | CPQ11-14 | Prevalence ratio (PR) | ||||
| scores > median | PR crude | CI - 95% | p | ||||
| N | % | ||||||
| DMFT | > 0 | 200 | 109 | 54.5 | 1.18 | 0.99-1.41 | 0.0373 |
| < 0 | 315 | 145 | 46.6 | 1.00 | |||
| D (caries lesion) | Present | 85 | 49 | 57.6 | 1.21 | 0.98-1.49 | 0.0592 |
| absence | 430 | 205 | 47.7 | 1.00 | |||
| Dental treatment need | Yes | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 1.42 | 1.18-1.71 | 0.0007 |
| No | 428 | 197 | 46.0 | 1.00 | |||
| Bleeding | Yes | 66 | 46 | 69.7 | 1.50 | 1.25-1.82 | 0.0003 |
| No | 449 | 208 | 46.3 | 1.00 | |||
| Orthodontic treatment need | Yes | 125 | 80 | 64.0 | 1.43 | 1.21-1.70 | 0.0001 |
| No | 390 | 174 | 44.6 | 1.00 | |||