Table 2. Discriminant validity: CPQ11-14 and its subscales in relation to dental caries, malocclusion and fluorosis severity.
| N | Oral | Functional | Emotional | Social well | OHRQoL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| symptoms | limitations | well being | being | |||
| Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | ||
| Dental caries | ||||||
| DMFT = 0 | 938 | 4 (5) | 4 (6) | 2 (7) | 1(4) | 13 (19) |
| DMFT = 1–3 | 311 | 4 (5) | 3 (5) | 2(7) | 1(4) | 11 (17) |
| DMFT>3 | 93 | 4 (6) | 3 (5) | 3(6.5) | 1(5) | 14 (17) |
| Malocclusion | ||||||
| No | 1119 | 4 (5) | 3 (6) | 2 (6) | 1 (4) | 12 (18) |
| Yes | 223 | 5 (6) | 4 (7) | 4 (10)‡ | 2 (5) | 16 (22)* |
| Fluorosis∞ | ||||||
| No to mild | 1063 | 4 (5) † | 4 (6) † | 2 (6) † | 1 (3) † | 12 (17) † |
| Moderate to severe | 66 | 9.5 (6) | 9.5 (7) | 13 (12.3) | 10 (11.5) | 40 (26) |
*Mann whitney U test, p<0.05
†Mann Whitney U test, p<0.001
∞ Fluorosis examination was done only in 1129 subjects