Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the associations between the desire for orthodontic treatment and biopsychosocial variables
Desire for orthodontic treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | P value* | |
Normative need (DAI) | |||
No need | 71 (34.6) | 134 (65.4) | |
Elective | 12 (11.9) | 89 (88.1) | <0.001 |
Highly desirable | 3 (3.1) | 93 (96.9) | |
Need for treatment (parents) | |||
No | 67 (64.4) | 37 (35.6) | <0.001 |
Yes | 17 (5.9) | 273 (94.1) | |
Aesthetic self-perception (OASIS) | |||
Positive | 75 (37.7) | 124 (62.3) | |
Negative | 11 (5.5) | 190 (94.5) | |
Parents' perception (aesthetic of child) | |||
Satisfactory | 80 (30.5) | 182 (69.5) | <0.001 |
Unsatisfactory | 4 (3.0) | 128 (97.0) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 33 (23.2) | 109 (76.8) | 0.552 |
Female | 54 (20.7) | 207 (79.3) | |
Age | |||
14 - 15 years | 40 (19.7) | 163 (80.3) | 0.354 |
16 - 18 years | 47 (23.5) | 153 (76.5) | |
Economic level | |||
High | 54 (39.4) | 83 (60.6) | |
Intermediate | 25 (13.7) | 157 (86.3) | <0.001 |
Low | 8 (9.5) | 76 (90.5) | |
Father's schooling | |||
≥ 8 years | 68 (28.9) | 167 (71.1) | <0.001 |
< 8 years | 13 (9.2) | 129 (90.8) | |
Mother's schooling | |||
≥ 8 years | 69 (28.5) | 173 (71.5) | <0.001 |
< 8 years | 13 (9.2) | 128 (90.8) | |