Table 7.
Correlation between oral findings (DMFT score, PUFA score, occlusion status, dental trauma) and total OHRQoL scores of foundling and delinquent children groups with mainstream children.
Parameter | Univariate linear regression | Multiple linear regression | ||
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Coefficient (95% CI) | P-value | Coefficient (95% CI) | P-value | |
Total DMFT | 2.34 (1.81, 3.03) | <0.0001* | 1.19 (1.11,1.29) | <0.0001* |
Total PUFA | 1.75 (0.92, 3.32) | 0.083NS | ||
Trauma (Number of teeth) | 1.10 (0.31, 3.86) | 0.874NS | ||
Occlusion | 1.91 (1.29, 2.83) | 0.001NS | 1.44 (1.25,1.66) | <0.0001* |
Foundling | 1.01 (0.64, 1.58) | 0.977NS | 1.96 (1.35, 2.86) | 0.001* |
Delinquent | 2.83 (1.92, 4.18) | <0.0001* | 2.61 (1.70, 4.01) | <0.0001* |
*significant; NS, non significant.