Table 4.
OHRQoL | Number of items | Possible range | Observed range | OI I (n = 39) |
OI III (n = 14) |
OI IV (n = 23) |
Others (n = 6) |
Total (n = 82) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 37 | 0–148 | 1–53 | 16.5 (12.8) a | 24.7 (12.5) | 23.1 (14.4) c | 22.3 (17.7) | 20.2 (13.8) |
Oral symptoms | 6 | 0–24 | 1–11 | 5.8 (2.9) | 7.1 (3.2) | 7.1 (3.2) | 6.7 (4.3) | 6.4 (3.1) |
Functional Limitation | 9 | 0–36 | 0–19 | 4.3 (4.2) a | 8.6 (5.1) | 7.2 (4.9) c | 7.4 (5.9) | 6.1 (4.9) |
Emotional Well-Being | 9 | 0–36 | 0–20 | 3.6 (5.7) | 5.7 (5.9) | 5.5 (6.9) | 5.3 (7.2) | 4.6 (6.2) |
Social Well-Being | 13 | 0–52 | 0–19 | 2.9 (4.7) | 3.3 (3.8) | 3.5 (4.5) | 3.0 (3.1) | 3.1 (4.3) |
Results are shown as n or mean (SD)
Statistical analysis: Welch’s t-test, results have been confirmed by Mann-Whitney U test (non-parametric test)
ap < 0.05 OI type I compared to OI types III
bp < 0.05 OI type III compared to OI types IV
cp < 0.05 OI type IV compared to OI types I