Table 5.

Comparison of periodontal parameters between women with good oral health-related quality of life and poor oral health-related quality of life among those with overall, low and normal self-esteem

Periodontal parameter	SE	OHRQoL	n	Mean rank	Sum of ranks	Mean±SD	U	P*
Oral hygiene status	Overall	Good	399	267.61	106777.50	1.76±0.74	22099.50	0.095
		Poor	123	241.67	29725.50	1.70±0.73
	Low SE	Good	157	108.31	17004.00	1.74±0.78	4601.0	0.792
		Poor	60	110.82	6649.00	1.85±0.89
	Normal SE	Good	242	159.93	38703.50	1.56±0.52	5945.50	0.007
		Poor	63	126.37	7961.50	1.78±0.71
Plaque level	Overall	Good	399	261.38	104289.00	1.67±0.75	24489.0	0.973
		Poor	123	261.90	32214.00	1.59±0.51
	Low SE	Good	157	105.98	16639.00	1.55±0.60	4236.0	0.252
		Poor	60	116.90	7014.00	1.61±0.48
	Normal SE	Good	242	155.26	37572.50	1.76±0.82	7076.50	0.381
		Poor	63	144.33	9092.50	1.57±0.53
Gingival inflammation	Overall	Good	399	261.53	104351.00	1.83±0.46	24526.0	0.993
		Poor	123	261.40	32152.00	1.81±0.48
	Low SE	Good	157	108.92	17100.00	1.80±0.49	4697.0	0.975
		Poor	60	109.22	6553.00	1.76±0.51
	Normal SE	Good	242	152.84	36988.00	1.85±0.45	7585.0	0.951
		Poor	63	153.60	9677.00	1.85±0.44
Probing depth	Overall	Good	399	252.85	100889.00	3.61±1.26	21089.0	0.018
		Poor	123	289.54	35614.00	3.99±1.71
	Low SE	Good	157	101.54	15941.50	3.46±1.11	3538.5	0.005
		Poor	60	128.53	7711.50	3.95±1.53
	Normal SE	Good	242	151.18	36585.00	3.71±1.35	7182.0	0.479
		Poor	63	160.00	10080.00	4.03±1.88
Periodontal status (CPI score)	Overall	Good	399	255.03	101755.50	2.24±0.89	21955.5	0.062
		Poor	123	282.50	34747.50	2.43±0.99
	Low SE	Good	157	103.97	16324.00	2.18±0.92	3921.0	0.045
		Poor	60	122.15	7329.00	2.50±1.02
	Normal SE	Good	242	151.31	36617.50	2.28±0.87	7214.5	0.49
		Poor	63	159.48	10047.50	2.37±0.97

*Man–Whitney U-test; P<0.05. SE – Self-esteem; OHRQoL – Oral health-related quality of life; CPI – Community periodontal index; n – Number of participants; SD – Standard deviation; P – Probability Value; U – Man-Whitney U test statistics