Table 6.
Results of discriminative validity analysis: means ± SE of the OHIP-LT estimates, by demographic and clinical groups of subjects.
Group of Subjects | n | Percentage of Response Options “Fairly Often” and “Very Often” | Sum Score | General Factor a | Factor 1 Psychosocial Impacts | Factor 2 Functional Limitations | Factor 3 Orofacial Pain | Factor 4 Speech Limitations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All subjects | 67 | 23.17 ± 2.21 | 35.23 ± 1.96 | 0.00 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.12 |
Sex: | ||||||||
male | 21 | 20.91 ± 3.97 | 32.32 ± 3.47 | −0.19 ± 0.22 | −0.36 ± 0.20 | −0.14 ± 0.22 | 0.14 ± 0.19 | −0.0 ± 0.21 |
female | 46 | 24.20 ± 2.67 | 36.55 ± 2.37 | 0.09 ± 0.15 | 0.17 ± 0.15 | 0.06 ± 0.15 | −0.06 ± 0.15 | 0.01 ± 0.15 |
p = 0.405 | p = 0.327 | p = 0.262 | p = 0.048 | p = 0.311 | p = 0.311 | p = 0.882 | ||
Age: | ||||||||
≤40 yrs | 27 | 27.86 ± 3.20 | 39.73 ± 2.81 | 0.26 ± 0.18 | 0.44 ± 0.18 | 0.07 ± 0.19 | −0.01 ± 0.20 | 0.15 ± 0.21 |
>40 yrs | 40 | 20.00 ± 2.92 | 32.19 ± 2.60 | −0.18 ± 0.16 | −0.30 ± 0.15 | −0.04 ± 0.16 | 0.01 ± 0.15 | −0.10 ± 0.15 |
p = 0.020 | p = 0.034 | p = 0.040 | p = 0.004 | p = 0.458 | p = 0.949 | p = 0.255 | ||
Presence of CAL ≥ 5 mm: | ||||||||
≤30% | 52 | 18.60 ± 1.85 | 31.86 ± 1.86 | −0.21 ± 0.11 | −0.13 ± 0.13 | −0.12 ± 0.11 | −0.23 ± 0.12 | −0.17 ± 0.12 |
>30% | 15 | 38.99 ± 6.01 | 46.92 ± 4.95 | 0.71 ± 0.32 | 0.46 ± 0.26 | 0.41 ± 0.37 | 0.82 ± 0.28 | 0.59 ± 0.30 |
p = 0.003 | p = 0.005 | p = 0.010 | p = 0.037 | p = 0.052 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.020 | ||
Spacing: | ||||||||
no spacing | 36 | 16.91 ± 2.30 | 30.33 ± 2.13 | −0.31 ± 0.13 | −0.28 ± 0.15 | −0.25 ± 0.11 | −0.15 ± 0.15 | −0.19 ± 0.14 |
had spacing | 31 | 30.43 ± 3.56 | 40.92 ± 3.17 | 0.36 ± 0.20 | 0.33 ± 0.18 | 0.29 ± 0.22 | 0.17 ± 0.19 | 0.22 ± 0.20 |
p = 0.004 | p = 0.010 | p = 0.013 | p = 0.009 | p = 0.105 | p = 0.213 | p = 0.155 |
Notes: OHIP-LT: Oral Health Impact Profile, Lithuanian version; SE: standard error; CAL: Clinical attachment loss; a A factor from the single-factor solution; Values p < 0.05 are in bold (Mann-Whitney U test).