Table 6.
Discriminant validity: Median (IQR) of the CPQ and its domains, by gender, family affluence, self-reported rating of caries experience and malocclusion
| n | Domain | Total CPQ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | FL | EWB | SWB | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| boys | 128 | 16.67 (16.7) | 3.70 (7.4) | 3.70 (14.8) | 0 (2.6) | 5.41 (9.2) |
| girls | 179 | 16.67 (16.7) | 3.70 (11.1) | 7.40 (18.5) | 0 (5.1) | 6.31 (10.8) |
| pa | 0.993 | 0.386 | 0.007 | 0.084 | 0.016 | |
| Family affluence: | ||||||
| low | 32 | 22.22 (22.2) | 3.70 (21.3) | 14.81 (29.6) | 1.28 (10.3) | 11.26 (16.2) |
| middle | 105 | 22.22 (22.2) | 3.70 (11.1) | 7.41 (18.5) | 0 (5.1) | 7.21 (12.2) |
| high | 162 | 16.67 (22.2) | 3.70 (7.4) | 3.70 (14.8) | 0 (2.6) | 4.51 (9.0) |
| pa | 0.159 | 0.340 | 0.010 | 0.047 | 0.009 | |
| Self-reported rating of caries experience: | ||||||
| 'healthy’ | 207 | 16.7 (16.7) | 3.7 (11.1) | 3.7 (14.8) | 0 (2.6) | 5.4 (10.8) |
| 'not healthy’ | 98 | 22.2 (22.2) | 7.4 (14.8) | 11.1 (25.9) | 0 (5.1) | 8.1 (13.1) |
| pa | < 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.013 | 0.356 | < 0.001 | |
| Self-reported rating of malocclusion: | ||||||
| 'healthy’ | 136 | 16.7 (22.2) | 3.7 (10.2) | 3.7 (11.1) | 0 (2.6) | 5.4 (8.1) |
| 'not healthy’ | 170 | 22.2 (22.2) | 3.7 (14.8) | 9.3 (25.9) | 0 (5.1) | 8.1 (12.6) |
| pa | 0.009 | 0.119 | < 0.001 | 0.076 | < 0.001 | |
aMedian test, underlined values indicate a significant difference between medians in groups