Table 3. Oral health-related quality of life in individuals with severe asthma, individuals with mild-to-moderate asthma, and individuals without asthma. Salvador, Brazil, 2017-2019.
| OHIP-14 scores | Group | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | MMA | NA | |||||
| (n = 40) | (n = 35) | (n = 50) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Overall | SA vs. MMA† | MMA vs. NA† | SA vs. NA† | |
| Total score | 11.0 ± 10.5 | 6.2 ± 7.4 | 1.4 ± 2.6 | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.003 | < 0.001 |
| Domain scores | |||||||
| Functional limitation | 1.2 ± 2.0 | 0.3 ± 0.8 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.027 | 0.021 | 0.529 | < 0.05 |
| Physical pain | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 2.0 ± 2.5 | 1.0 ± 1.7 | 0.001 | 0.064 | 0.024 | < 0.001 |
| Psychological discomfort | 1.8 ± 2.5 | 1.9 ± 2.7 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.001 | 0.786 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Physical disability | 2.1 ± 2.3 | 0.8 ± 1.5 | - | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Psychological disability | 2.6 ± 2.3 | 0.8 ± 1.6 | - | 0,001 | 0.020 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Social disability | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 0.6 ± 0.5 | 0.037 | 0.215 | 0.008 | NS |
| Handicap | 0.6 ± 1.6 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | - | 0,001 | 0.020 | 0.247 | < 0.001 |
SA: severe asthma; MMA: mild-to-moderate asthma; NA: no asthma; OHIP-14: 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile; and NS: not significant. *Kruskal-Wallis test. †Mann-Whitney U test.