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Table 3 Attributes of effect attributes of oral health related quality of life of participants with and without a dental visit.

From: Pilot survey of oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of adults in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

  

Response (percent) to effects dimension

  

Never Visited Dentist n = 79

Last visit >1 year ago n = 185

Last visit within 1 year n = 92

Domain

Attribute (effect on)

Very bad/Bad

None

Very good/Good

Very good/Good

Very good/Good

Physical

Eating

6.2

15.0

78.8

73.7

60.9 b

 

Appearance

3.8

15.0

81.2

71.0

69.6 c

 

Speech

2.5

17.5

80.0

68.3

65.2 b

 

General Health

3.8

20.0

76.2

75.8

67.4

 

Breath

7.5

23.8

68.7

66.1

53.3

 

Comfort/Relaxation

2.5

35.0

62.5

62.4

51.1 c

Psychological

Sleep

5.0

27.5

67.5

53.2

56.5

 

Confidence

10.0

15.0

75.0

55.4

69.6

 

Worry

5.0

33.8

61.2

53.2

46.7 b

 

Mood

8.8

33.7

57.5

48.4

42.4 b

 

Personality

7.5

23.8

68.7

61.3

57.6

Social

Social life

7.5

25.0

67.5

67.2

62.0

 

Romantic Relationship

7.5

33.8

58.7

64.0

58.7

 

Smiling

7.5

21.2

71.2

69.4

70.7

 

Work

5.0

38.8

56.2

46.2

43.5 c

 

Finance

0.0

53.8

46.2

34.4

32.6 b

  1. bStatistically significantly different compared to those reporting very good/good, (P < 0.05) but never visited a dentist; cClose to being significant at the 0.05 level.