Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of OQLQ parameters separately in males and females in the three groups
Domain | Gender | Prior to Orthodontic Treatment | Prior to Surgery (during orthodontic treatment) | After Surgery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Social aspects | Male | 22.50 | 6.34 | 22.48 | 6.46 | 19.38 | 8.52 |
Female | 19.76 | 4.60 | 24.23 | 6.11 | 22.00 | 8.57 | |
P-value | 0.343 | 0.290 | 0.481 | ||||
Dentofacial esthetics | Male | 15.13 | 3.52 | 15.26 | 5.02 | 7.75 | 3.77 |
Female | 13.18 | 2.96 | 19.00 | 5.16 | 5.82 | 1.67 | |
P-value | 0.162 | 0.007 | 0.203 | ||||
Oral function | Male | 11.38 | 2.33 | 13.52 | 3.60 | 66.38 | 3.11 |
Female | 12.00 | 2.78 | 16.38 | 4.89 | 5.76 | 1.09 | |
P-value | 0.588 | 0.018 | 0.471 | ||||
Awareness of Dentofacial esthetics | Male | 10.50 | 1.93 | 11.70 | 4.12 | 12.88 | 3.48 |
Female | 9.47 | 2.21 | 14.56 | 3.80 | 12.18 | 3.84 | |
P-value | 0.271 | 0.009 | 0.667 | ||||
OQLQ | Male | 59.25 | 9.87 | 62.69 | 14.11 | 46.38 | 10.04 |
Female | 54.41 | 7.06 | 74.18 | 16.05 | 45.76 | 11.56 | |
P-value | 0.173 | 0.007 | 0.899 | ||||