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Table 1 Predisposing, enabling and need factors between adolescents lost during follow-up and those who completed the 2-years follow-up

From: The influence of change on sense of coherence on dental services use among adolescents: a two-year prospective follow-up study

Variable

Adolescent lost during follow-up (N = 82)

Adolescents who completed follow-up (N = 334)

P value

 

N (%)/ Mean (SD)

N (%)/ Mean (SD)

 

Predisposing

   

Sex, N (%)

  

0.318b

 Male

30 (37.0)

145 (43.5)

 

 Female

52 (63.0)

189 (56.5)

 

Skin colour, N (%)

  

0.807b

 Branco (White)

13 (16.0)

48 (14.4)

 

 Preto (Black)

5 (6.2)

31 (9.3)

 

 Amarelo (Yellow)

4 (4.9)

13 (3.9)

 

 Pardo (Brown)

55 (66.7)

228 (68.2)

 

 Indigenous

5 (6.2)

14 (4.2)

 

SOC, mean (SD)

45.6 (7.7)

45.8 (6.4)

0.771c

Enabling

   

Dental health insurance, N (%)

  

0.835b

 Yes

8 (10.0)

36 (10.8)

 

 No

74 (90.0)

298 (89.2)

 

Monthly Family income, N (%)

  

0.749b

  ≤ ½ BMWa

22 (26.0)

91 (27.2)

 

  > ½ to 1 BMW

30 (37.0)

134 (40.2)

 

  > 1 BMW

30 (37.0)

109 (32.6)

 

Paternal schooling, mean (SD)

14.7 (19.6)

10.3 (7.4)

0.052c

Needs characteristics

   

DMFT, mean (SD)

0.7 (1.2)

0.9 (1.5)

0.211c

Number of teeth with gingival bleeding, mean (SD)

2.9 (2.9)

3.4 (3.1)

0.164c

OHRQoL, total score mean (SD)

14.8 (7.9)

14.5 (9.0)

0.759c

Dental pain, N (%)

  

0.977b

 Yes

29 (35.8)

120 (36.0)

 

 No

53 (64.2)

213 (64.0)

 
  1. aBMW Brazilian minimum wage
  2. bchi-square test
  3. ct-test