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Table 4 SOC according to DAI + OASIS, age and sex (n = 615)

From: Influence of sense of coherence on adolescents’ self-perceived dental aesthetics; a cross-sectional study

 

Mean ± SD (median)

DAI + OASIS

 

No orthodontic treatment need (DAI) + Negative self-perception

52.55 ± 9.28 (52.00)(A)

No orthodontic treatment need (DAI) + Positive self-perception

55.81 ± 10.20 (54.00)(B)

Need for treatment (DAI) + Negative self-perception

53.54 ± 10.80 (54.00)(AB)

Need for treatment (DAI) + Positive self-perception

54.68 ± 10.36 (54.00)(AB)

 

p a = 0.045*

Age (years)

 

12–13

55.06 ± 10.65 (54.00)

14–15

52.30 ± 9.17 (52.00)

p-value

p b = 0.006*

Sex

 

 Male

54.80 ± 10.23 (54.00)

 Female

53.80 ± 10.28 (53.00)

p-value

p b = 0.104

  1. Different letters in parenthesis (e.g. A, B and AB) denote statistically significant differences between corresponding analyses using Kruskal-Wallis
  2. *significant difference at 0.05 level
  3. aKruskal-Wallis test
  4. bMann-Whitney test