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Table 3 Assessment of factors associated with overall indices on oral health and well being and total CPQ11-14 rates of 88 children with AIDS, São Paulo, 2009.

From: Oral health-related quality of life of paediatric patients with AIDS

CPQ11-14

 

Question 1

RR(95%CI) (1)

Question 2

RR(95%CI) (1)

Total scale

RR(95%CI) (1)

  

Mean (2)

significance

Mean (3)

significance

Mean

significance

Socio-demographic characteristics

Mean (2)

significance

Mean (3)

significance

Mean

significance

Gender

Girls

2.2

1.30 (1.01-1.67)

1.3

0.88 (0.60-1.30)

29.2

1.03 (0.79-1.33)

 

Boys

1.7

P = 0.040*

1.4

P = 0.520

27.8

P = 0.833

Household crowding (2)

Yes

2.3

1.30 (1.01-1.67)

1.3

0.99 (0.65-1.50)

29.1

1.04 (0.76-1.42)

 

No

1.8

P = 0.041*

1.4

P = 0.967

28.3

P = 0.792

Household ownership

Yes

2.0

1.09 (0.82-1.44)

1.3

0.87 (0.58-1.31)

26.7

0.93 (0.71-1.22)

 

No

1.8

P = 0.566

1.5

P = 0.509

29.9

P = 0.620

Health behaviour

      

Who is the caretaker

Other

2.1

1.17 (0.92-1.48)

1.6

1.27 (0.87-1.87)

31.4

1.20 (0.93-1.55)

 

Mother

1.8

P = 0.200

1.2

P = 0.215

26.3

P = 0.171

Toothbrush

2 or more

1.5

0.71 (0.55-0.91)

1.4

1.35 (0.78-2.35)

26.6

0.68 (0.50-0.91)

 

Less than 2

2.2

P = 0.007*

1.0

P = 0.279

37.3

P = 0.009*

AIDS-related variables

      

Clinical status

Severe symptoms

2.1

1.19 (0.94-1.52)

1.3

0.88 (0.60-1.29)

31.0

1.15 (0.89-1.48)

 

Absent, mild or moderate symptoms

1.8

P = 0.155

1.4

P = 0.507

26.7

P = 0.300

CD4+ count (3)

Low for age

2.1

1.17 (0.92-1.48)

1.4

1.00 (0.68-1.49)

29.6

1.02 (0.79-1.31)

 

Normal for age

1.8

P = 0.194

1.3

P = 0.986

27.7

P = 0.897

Viral load (4)

≥10,000

2.1

1.13 (0.88-1.46)

1.3

0.94 (0.59-1.48)

37.8

1.54 (1.20-1.99)

 

< 10,000

1.8

P = 0.338

1.4

P = 0.776

24.8

P = 0.001*

  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. (1) Rate ratio (95% confidence interval), adjusted for age.
  3. (2) "Would you say that the health of your teeth, lips, jaws and mouth is...?"
  4. (3) "How much does the condition of your teeth, lips, jaws or mouth affect your life overall?"
  5. (4) Inhabitants per room ratio higher than one.
  6. (5) CD4+ T-lymphocyte cells per cubic millimetre of blood.
  7. (6) HIV-RNA copies per millilitre of plasma.