Table 2. Oral health, general health-related quality of life, and work ability in individuals with severe asthma, individuals with mild-to-moderate asthma, and individuals without asthma. Salvador, Brazil, 2017-2019.
| Variable | Cronbach’s alpha | Group | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | MMA | NA | ||||||
| (n = 40) | (n = 35) | (n = 50) | Overall* | SA vs. MMA† | MMA vs. NA† | SA vs. NA† | ||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||||
| Decayed teeth | - | 1.4 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 0.003 | 0.755 | 0.006 | < 0.05 |
| Missing teeth | - | 7.9 ± 7.2 | 5.0 ± 6.2 | 4.9 ± 2.6 | 0.031 | 0.017 | 0.134 | NS |
| Filled teeth | - | 4.2 ± 3.7 | 4.0 ± 4.0 | 4.7 ± 4.0 | 0.632 | 0.781 | 0.319 | NS |
| DMFT index | - | 13.5 ± 6.5 | 10.3 ± 6.9 | 12.0 ± 5.1 | 0.119 | 0.059 | 0.137 | NS |
| OHIP-14 score | 0.8 | 11.0 ± 10.5 | 6.2 ± 7.4 | 1.4 ± 2.6 | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.003 | < 0.001 |
| SF-36v2 domain scores | ||||||||
| Physical functioning | 0.9 | 41.5 ± 9.7 | 47.6 ± 8.6 | 51.5 ± 7.2 | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.011 | < 0.001 |
| Role-physical | 0.9 | 46.1 ± 10.5 | 52.3 ± 5.3 | 48.6 ± 9.1 | 0.020 | 0.012 | 0.016 | NS |
| Bodily pain | 0.8 | 42.6 ± 13.7 | 46.0 ± 12.0 | 53.3 ± 9.3 | 0.001 | 0.185 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| General health | 0.7 | 42.8 ± 8.1 | 50.0 ± 8.3 | 50.6 ± 8.2 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.491 | < 0.001 |
| Vitality | 0.7 | 47.0 ± 12.7 | 52.0 ± 10.1 | 55.3 ± 6.0 | 0.006 | 0.232 | 0.064 | < 0.05 |
| Social functioning | 0.7 | 45.9 ± 13.0 | 50.5 ± 7.9 | 50.3 ± 7.9 | 0.101 | 0.229 | 0.024 | NS |
| Role-emotional | 0.9 | 42.8 ± 15.1 | 50.01 ± 9.4 | 45.2 ± 11.2 | 0.028 | 0.110 | 0.006 | NS |
| Mental health | 0.8 | 44.1 ± 14.4 | 48.6 ± 12.2 | 50.5± 6.2 | 0.180 | 0.181 | 0.661 | NS |
| SF-36v2 summary scores | ||||||||
| PCS | - | 43.5 ± 7.9 | 48.8 ± 7.0 | 52.3 ± 7.1 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.055 | < 0.001 |
| MCS | - | 45.7 ± 13.8 | 50.6 ± 10.3 | 49.0 ± 5.4 | 0.224 | 0.265 | 0.061 | NS |
| Work Ability Index | 0.8 | 26.3 ± 8.1 | 30.9 ± 4.2 | 38.0 ± 37.5 | 0.001 | 0.022 | 0.016 | < 0.001 |
SA: severe asthma; MMA: mild-to-moderate asthma; NA: no asthma; NS: not significant; DMFT: decayed, missing, and filled teeth; OHIP-14: 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile; SF-36v2: Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, version 2; PCS: Physical Component Summary; and MCS: Mental Component Summary. *Kruskal-Wallis test. †Mann-Whitney U test.