Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population studied
From: Validity of Italian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14)
CPQ scores | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | Oral symptoms | Functional limitations | Emotional well-being | Social well-being | Overall | ||||||
mean (sd) | median | mean (sd) | median | mean (sd) | median | mean (sd) | median | mean (sd) | median | ||
gender | |||||||||||
boys | 292 | 3.9 (2.4) | 4 | 3.3 (3.0) | 3 | 3.6 (3.6) | 3 | 2.8 (3.8) | 1 | 13.5 (9.9) | 12 |
girls | 269 | 4.4 (2.7) | 4 | 4.1 (3.8) | 3 | 5.5 (5.7) | 4 | 3.6 (4.6) | 2 | 17.5 (13.6) | 15 |
social position | |||||||||||
high class | 57 | 3.7 (2.2) | 3 | 2.9 (2.8) | 2 | 3.6 (4.2) | 2 | 2.5 (3.7) | 1 | 12.3 (10.2) | 9 |
clerks | 178 | 4.4 (2.5) | 4 | 3.7 (3.4) | 3 | 4.4 (4.8) | 3 | 2.8 (3.8) | 2 | 15.2 (11.2) | 13 |
self employed | 117 | 4.0 (2.5) | 4 | 3.3 (3.1) | 2 | 4.1 (5.1) | 3 | 2.7 (3.5) | 1 | 14.1 (10.8) | 12 |
working class | 187 | 4.2 (2.7) | 4 | 4.3 (4.0) | 3 | 5.2 (5.0) | 4 | 4 (5.0) | 2 | 17.7 (13.6) | 15 |
n.r. | 22 | 4.1 (2.4) | 4 | 2.7 (2.6) | 2 | 3.1 (3.1) | 2 | 2.8 (4) | 1 | 12.8 (9.5) | 11 |
caries experience (DMFS)* | |||||||||||
0 | 205 | 4.4 (2.5) | 4 | 3.7 (3.2) | 3 | 4.2 (4.6) | 3 | 2.9 (3.5) | 2 | 15.0 (10.4) | 13 |
1-2 | 110 | 3.8 (2.4) | 3.5 | 3.5 (3.6) | 2 | 4.5 (4.9) | 3 | 3.3 (4.4) | 2 | 14.9 (12.6) | 11 |
3-5 | 131 | 4.2 (2.5) | 4 | 3.9 (3.6) | 3 | 4.3 (4.7) | 3 | 3.2 (4.5) | 2 | 15.6 (12.5) | 13 |
>=6 | 113 | 4.2 (2.6) | 4 | 3.8 (3.6) | 3 | 5.3 (5.2) | 4 | 3.3 (4.9) | 2 | 16.8 (13.4) | 14 |
had already undergone orthodontic treatment* | |||||||||||
no | 444 | 4.0 (2.5) | 4 | 3.3 (3.2) | 2.5 | 4.4 (4.7) | 3 | 2.8 (4.1) | 1 | 14.5 (11.5) | 12 |
yes | 115 | 4.8 (2.7) | 4 | 5.2 (4.0) | 4 | 4.7 (5.2) | 3 | 4.4 (4.5) | 3 | 19.0 (13.0) | 16 |