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Table 2 Pre-treatment ECOHIS scores by patients’ background

From: Oral health-related quality of life after dental general anaesthesia treatment among children: a follow-up study

Number of patients

Gender

Age (years)

Parental educationa

 

Male

Female

<4

4-6

High

Other

 

75

65

74

66

68

72

Total ECOHIS score

21.7 (8.5)

18.9 (6.6)*

20.5 (9.2)

20.4 (5.8)

18.6 (6.2)

22.2 (8.6)*

Child impact section

13.7 (6.8)

11.8 (5.2)

12.4 (7.2)

13.2 (4.9)

10.8 (4.5)

14.7 (6.9)**

Child symptoms

2.1 (1.1)

2.1 (1.1)

1.9 (1.2)

2.3 (1.0)*

1.8 (1.0)

2.4 (1.1)*

Child functions

6.7 (3.3)

5.6 (2.7)*

6.0 (3.5)

6.5 (2.6)

5.6 (2.6)

6.8 (3.4)*

Child psychology

3.8 (1.9)

3.5 (1.5)

3.5 (1.8)

3.8 (1.7)

3.0 (1.5)

4.2 (1.8)**

Child self-image and social interaction

1.1 (1.8)

0.6 (1.4)

0.9 (1.8)

0.7 (1.4)

0.4 (0.7)

1.3 (2.1)*

Family impact section

8.0 (2.7)

7.2 (2.6)*

8.1 (2.8)

7.0 (2.3)*

7.8 (2.4)

7.5 (2.9)

Parent distress

5.7 (1.9)

5.4 (2.1)

5.8 (2.2)

5.3 (1.8)

5.8 (2.1)

5.4 (1.9)

Family function

2.3 (1.9)

1.7 (1.3)*

2.3 (1.9)

1.7 (1.1)*

2.0 (1.6)

2.1 (1.7)

  1. Values are mean scale score (brackets contain standard deviation).
  2. aHigh = University; Other = College or secondary.
  3. *p < 0.05; Independent samples t-test.
  4. **p < 0.001; Independent samples t-test.