Table 3.
Association between bruxism in child and independent variables related to child and caregiver.
| Variables | Bruxism in Child | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present n (%) | Absent n (%) | ||
| Related To Child | |||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 10 (38.5) | 48 (62.3) | 0.034 |
| Male | 16 (61.5) | 29 (37.7) | |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 7 years | 17 (65.4) | 41 (53.2) | 0.281 |
| > 7 years | 9 (34.6) | 36 (46.8) | |
| Hours of sleep§ | |||
| ≤ 8 | 10 (38.5) | 38 (50.7) | 0.283 |
| > 8 | 16 (61.5) | 37 (49.3) | |
| Does your child sleep well? | |||
| Yes | 15 (57.7) | 63 (81.8) | 0.013 |
| No | 11 (42.3) | 14 (18.2) | |
| Kind of sleep | |||
| Agitated** | 21 (80.8) | 47 (61.0) | 0.066 |
| Normal | 5 (19.2) | 30 (39.0) | |
| Sleep alone | |||
| Yes | 5 (19.2) | 27 (35.1) | 0.131 |
| No | 21 (80.8) | 50 (64.9) | |
| Related to or Answered by Caregiver | |||
| Caregiver has bruxism | |||
| Yes | 6 (23.1) | 11 (14.3) | 0.361* |
| No | 20 (76.9) | 66 (85.7) | |
| Does bruxism affect health?§ | |||
| Yes | 22 (84.6) | 52 (67.5) | 0.090* |
| No | 4 (15.4) | 24 (31.2) | |
| Did you seek help? | |||
| Yes | 3 (11.5) | 0 (0) | < 0.001* |
| No | 23 (88.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Not applicable *** | 0 (0) | 77 (100) | |
| Do you want further information on bruxism? | |||
| Yes | 26 (100.0) | 73 (94.8) | 0.570* |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.2) | |
*
p-value - Fisher's exact test;
§
Lost data;
**
agitated sleep: frequent changes of position in bed at night;
***
children without bruxism.