Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and results of the univariate test of the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) between juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) subjects and controls. p-value adjusted for age and gender are reported in italics. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) are reported in bold text.
| Variable | Group | Mean | SD | 95% CI | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||||
| AC | JIA | 4.20 | 3.29 | 3.26 | 5.13 | 0.191 |
| Control | 4.96 | 3.14 | 4.26 | 5.66 | 0.226 | |
| PSI | JIA | 11.34 | 11.46 | 8.08 | 14.60 | 0.841 |
| Control | 10.44 | 9.72 | 8.27 | 12.60 | 0.735 | |
| DSC | JIA | 10.18 | 6.35 | 8.38 | 11.98 | 0.013 |
| Control | 7.67 | 5.69 | 6.41 | 8.94 | 0.015 | |
| POS | JIA | 3.26 | 3.13 | 2.37 | 4.15 | 0.017 |
| Control | 4.66 | 3.99 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 0.019 | |
| AC-IOTN | JIA | 2.90 | 2.04 | 2.32 | 3.48 | 0.719 |
| Control | 2.98 | 1.83 | 2.57 | 3.38 | 0.777 | |
| Rosenberg | JIA | 20.24 | 1.74 | 19.74 | 20.74 | 0.046 |
| Control | 19.54 | 1.83 | 19.13 | 19.95 | 0.043 | |
| DAI | JIA | 30.34 | 9.49 | 27.64 | 33.04 | 0.489 |
| Control | 29.20 | 8.88 | 27.22 | 31.18 | 0.489 | |
AC: Aesthetic Component; PSI: Psychosocial Impact; DSC: Dental Self-Confidence; POS: Perception of Occlusion Scale; AC-IOTN: Aesthetic Component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need; DAI: Dental Aesthetic Index; SD: Standard Deviation; CI: Confidence Interval.