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Table 2 Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), dental caries (DMFT index) and levels of propensity of adolescents by the family development index (FDI) groups considered, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2010

From: Planning oral health care using the sociodental approach and the index of family living conditions: a cross-sectional study in Brazilian adolescents

 

FDI not severe

FDI severe

FDI very severe

P value

OHRQoL (generic child-OIDP)

    

 Mean (SD)

4.28 (4.75)

8.06 (9.23)

11.76 (12.86)

0.001*

 ≥1

66.9

74.3

79.0

≤0.001**

OHRQoL (specific child-OIDP)

    

 Mean (SD)

3.50 (3.21)

3.11 (2.80)

3.15 (2.81)

0.001*

 ≥1

50.0

65.1

66.7

≤0.001**

Dental caries (DMFT)

    

 Mean (SD)

1.00 (1.70)

1.39 (1.69)

1.78 (2.03)

≤0.001*

 ≥1

33.1

54.6

66.7

≤0.001**

 % ‘D’ of DMFT

41.7

59.8

82.6

≤0.001**

 % Severe caries

0.6

5.0

13.8

≤0.001**

Propensity

   

≤0.001**

 Low

33.1

37.9

53.1

 

 Medium

25.2

28.8

24.7

 

 High

41.7

33.3

22.2

 
  1. P value refers to Kruskal–Wallis
  2. ** Chi-square test