The mediating role of general self-efficacy in the association between perceived social support and oral health-related quality of life after initial periodontal therapy

Table 3 Univariate analyses results of the variables in relation to post-treatment OHRQoL score

Variables	OHRQoL score	p
Gender		0.360
Men	6.23 (6.86)
Women	7.51 (7.33)
Age (years)		0.151
< 30	6.88 (7.92)
30–39	4.45 (4.29)
40–49	9.41 (8.49)
50–59	7.70 (6.37)
≥ 60	6.31 (7.84)
Marital Status		0.299
Single/divorced/widowed/separated	8.96 (8.78)
Married/cohabiting	6.52 (6.60)
Educational level		0.895
Senior high school or under	6.42 (5.94)
Junior college or above	7.27 (7.56)
Average monthly income (RMB, yuan)		0.966
≤ 3000	7.46 (7.96)
> 3000	6.78 (6.62)
Payment type		0.449
Medical insurance	6.09 (5.95)
Self-payment	7.92 (8.05)
Family history		0.639
Yes	6.54 (6.70)
No	7.87 (7.85)
Other chronic comorbidity		0.152
Yes	8.37 (7.60)
No	6.44 (6.91)
Current smoking		0.713
Yes	7.05 (6.36)
No	7.05 (7.34)
Spearman r with OHRQoL score
Age (years)	0.077	0.432
No. of teeth (n)	−0.187	0.039
PD (mm)	0.215	0.019
CAL (mm)	0.347	<0.001
FMBS (%)	0.164	0.077
PD ≥ 4 mm (%)	0.263	0.004
PCR (%)	0.059	0.508
PSS	−0.504	<0.001
General self-efficacy	−0.492	<0.001

OHRQoL oral health-related quality of life, PD probing depth, CAL Clinical attachment loss, FMBS full-mouth bleeding scores, PCR plaque control record, PSS perceived social support

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