Table 4.
Comparison and correlation of the domain and total scores in subjects with different self-rated ACs of the IOTN scores and POS scores using one-way ANOVA and Spearman’s correlation
| IOTN-AC scores | Dental Self- Confidence | Social impact | Psychological impact | Aesthetic Concern | PIDAQ total | POS scores | Dental Self- Confidence | Social impact | Psychological impact | Aesthetic Concern | PIDAQ total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | ||
| 1–4 (n = 240) | 19.00 (0.362) | 17.07 (0.463) | 16.04 (5.488) | 6.45 (0.220) | 58.55 (1.119) | 0–1 (n = 73) | 16.55 (0.626) | 15.10 (0.658) | 14.23 (0.558) | 5.34 (0.332) | 51.22 (1.589) |
| 5–7 (n = 28) | 23.36 (0.884) | 21.21 (1.479) | 18.86 (1.028) | 7.82 (0.807) | 71.25 (3.495) | 2–4 (n = 42) | 18.17 (0.812) | 17.71 (1.075) | 16.29 (0.890) | 6.79 (0.512) | 58.95 (2.623) |
| 8–10 (n = 17) | 21.18 (1.158) | 20.59 (1.881) | 18.53 (1.295) | 8.65 (0.737) | 68.94 (3.822) | 5–8 (n = 86) ≥ 9 (n = 84) | 20.28 (0.585) 22.12 (0.531) | 17.99 (0.871) 19.62 (0.837) | 17.27 (0.657) 17.68 (0.540) | 7.07 (0.405) 7.50 (0.398) | 62.60 (2.127) 66.92 (1.775) |
| F | 8.728** | 5.505* | 4.598* | 4.744* | 8.880** | F | 8.728** | 5.505* | 4.598* | 4.744* | 8.880** |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.319** | 0.215** | 0.261** | 0.191** | 0.317** | Spearman’s correlation | 0.398** | 0.231** | 0.252** | 0.243** | 0.354** |
SE: Standard Error, F: statistics and level of significance
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.001