Table 2 Clinical parameters: latent and measured variables (N = 2,087)

Decayed, missing, and filled teeth score

2.1 ± 2.8*

2.6 ± 3.1

0.001^†

Oral hygiene index-simplified

0.71 ± 0.56

0.57 ± 0.47

<0.001^†

 Calculus index-simplified

0.18 ± 0.24

0.15 ± 0.21

0.002^†

 Debris index-simplified

0.52 ± 0.40

0.42 ± 0.35

<0.001^†

Malocclusion

+

297 (25.1)^‡

277 (30.6)

0.005^§

-

886 (74.9)

627 (69.4)

Clinical periodontal conditions

 Community Periodontal Index

0

170 (14.4)

137 (15.2)

0.211^§

1

221 (18.7)

179 (19.8)

2

677 (57.2)

476 (62.7)

3

113 (9.6)

110 (12.2)

4

2 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

 Bleeding on probing (%)

30.2 ± 26.3

27.8 ± 26.2

0.046^†