Table 1 Distribution of socio-behavioral-, subjective clinical- and oral characteristics among individuals with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and controls
From: Oral health-related quality of life in 4–16-year-olds with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Variable | JIA (n = 221) | Controls (n = 222) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Educational level of caregivers, n (%) | |||
Mother | |||
High school/vocational school | 75 (35.7) | 54 (26.2) | 0.036a |
University/college | 135 (64.3) | 152 (73.8) | |
Father | |||
High school/vocational school | 119 (57.5) | 87 (42.9) | 0.003a |
University/college | 88 (42.5) | 116 (57.1) | |
Share household with, n (%) | |||
Two caregivers in the householdb | 170 (79.4) | 185 (84.1) | 0.209 |
Only one caregiver in the household | 44 (20.6) | 35 (15.9) | |
Frequency of toothbrushing, n (%) | |||
Twice a day, or more | 163 (76.2) | 170 (77.6) | 0.719 |
Once a day or less/do not know | 51 (23.8) | 49 (22.4) | |
Frequency of tooth flossing during the last 3 months, n (%) | |||
Daily or more | 19 (8.9) | 18 (8.3) | 0.806 |
Several times weekly or less/do not know | 194 (91.1) | 200 (91.7) | |
During toothbrushing, gingival bleeding occurs, n (%) | |||
Sometimes or more/do not know | 120 (56.9) | 102 (46.6) | 0.033a |
No | 91 (43.1) | 117 (53.4) | |
During toothbrushing, pain or discomfort occurs, n (%) | |||
Yes/do not know | 25 (11.9) | 21 (9.6) | 0.449 |
No | 186 (88.2) | 198 (90.4) | |
Dental caries | |||
d1-5ft/D1-5FTc = 0 | 118 (54.9) | 124 (55.9) | 0.838 |
d1-5ft/D1-5FTc > 0 | 97 (45.1) | 98 (44.1) | |