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Table 3 Distribution of the dichotomized items of Child Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (Child-OIDP) and the simple count Child-OIDP score among individuals with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 125) and the controls (n = 124)

From: Oral health-related quality of life in 4–16-year-olds with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Item > 0*

JIA n (%)

Controls n (%)

Eating

24 (19.2)

13 (10.5)

Speaking

7 (5.6)

5 (4.0)

Toothbrushing

14 (11.2)

11 (8.9)

Smiling and laughing

9 (7.2)

8 (6.5)

Sleeping and relaxing

11 (8.8)

4 (3.2)

Emotional balance

13 (10.4)

5 (4.0)

Socialization and contact with people

3 (2.4)

2 (1.6)

Study

6 (4.8)

2 (1.6)

Child-OIDP simple count (SC) score > 0

33 (26.4)

27 (21.8)

Cronbach’s alpha Child-OIDP SC score > 0

0.83

0.79

  1. ap < 0.05; χ2 test. *The items are dichotomized as 0 not affected and 1 affected at least once or twice a month. None of the included participants had any items missing