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. 2015 Oct 20;8:588. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1564-3

Table 2.

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), dental caries (DMFT index) and levels of propensity of adolescents by the family development index (FDI) groups considered, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010

FDI not severe FDI severe FDI very severe P value
OHRQoL (generic child-OIDP)
 Mean (SD) 4.28 (4.75) 8.06 (9.23) 11.76 (12.86) 0.001*
 ≥1 66.9 74.3 79.0 ≤0.001**
OHRQoL (specific child-OIDP)
 Mean (SD) 3.50 (3.21) 3.11 (2.80) 3.15 (2.81) 0.001*
 ≥1 50.0 65.1 66.7 ≤0.001**
Dental caries (DMFT)
 Mean (SD) 1.00 (1.70) 1.39 (1.69) 1.78 (2.03) ≤0.001*
 ≥1 33.1 54.6 66.7 ≤0.001**
 % ‘D’ of DMFT 41.7 59.8 82.6 ≤0.001**
 % Severe caries 0.6 5.0 13.8 ≤0.001**
Propensity ≤0.001**
 Low 33.1 37.9 53.1
 Medium 25.2 28.8 24.7
 High 41.7 33.3 22.2

P value refers to Kruskal–Wallis

** Chi-square test