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Table 1 Descriptive and comparative analysis per individual characteristics, factors related to the disease, socio-economic factors, oral conditions, and negative impact in OHRQoL between younger children (8–10 years) with SCD and control group

From: Caries prevalence and impact on oral health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell disease: cross-sectional study

 

Children SCD N (%)

Children control-group N (%)

Individual characteristics

  

Gender

  

Male

31 (55.3)

112 (54.6)

Female

25 (44.7)

93 (45.4)

Child living with biological parents

  

No

21 (41.1)

46 (29.0)

Yes

30 (58.9)

113 (71.0)

Factors related to the disease

  

Religiosity

6 (10.7)

 

No

6 (10.7)

 

Sometimes

7 (12.5)

 

Frequently

43 (76.8)

 

Race

  

White

9 (16)

 

Black

19 (34)

 

Mix

28 (50)

 

Age of diagnostic SCD

  

<7 months old

52 (95.5)

 

7 months - 3 years

3 (5.0)

 

Socio-economic factors

  

Home overcrowding

 <2 people/room

32 (57.0)

101 (49.3)

 >2 people/room

24 (43.0)

104 (50.7)

Mother education**

 ≤8 years

44 (86.0)

99 (66.5)

 >8 years

7 (14.0)

57 (36.5)

Father education**

 ≤8 years

35 (83.0)

89 (60.5)

 >8 years

7 (17.0)

58 (39.5)

Own house

 No

32 (63.0)

100 (62.9)

 Yes

19 (37.0)

59 (37.1)

Own car**

 No

47 (92.0)

117 (73.6)

 Yes

4 (8.0)

42 (26.4)

Family income U$/month (mean/SD)

584.4 (245.2)

615.8 (274.7)

Oral conditions

DMFT/dmft (mean/SD)*

1.3 (2.1)

1.8 (2.0)

Decayed (mean/SD)

0.9 (1.8)

1.1 (1.5)

Missing (mean/SD)

0

0.2 (0.6)

Filled (mean/SD)

0.4 (1.2)

0.5 (1.0)

Gingival bleeding (n (%)

 No

47 (84.0)

182 (88.8)

 Yes

9 (16.0)

23 (11.2)

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; Chi-square test, Mann–Whitney test or Fisher's exact test