Oral health-related quality of life and oral manifestations of Syrian children with congenital heart disease: a case-control study

Bsesa, Shouq Sharar; Srour, Samir; Dashash, Mayssoon

doi:10.1186/s12903-023-03017-8

Table 4 Comparison of the Overall domain of COHRQoL between study grohe overallups

From: Oral health-related quality of life and oral manifestations of Syrian children with congenital heart disease: a case-control study

The overall domain of COHRQoL questionnaire		Number			Percent			P-value
The overall domain of COHRQoL questionnaire		CHD	Controls	Total	CHD	Controls	Total	P-value
1. Pain in the teeth, lips, jaws, and mouth?	No	28	44	72	14%	44%	24%	0.000
1. Pain in the teeth, lips, jaws, and mouth?	Yes	172	56	228	86%	56%	76%
2. Bleeding gums?	No	130	91	221	65%	91%	73.7%	0.000
2. Bleeding gums?	Yes	70	9	79	35%	9%	26.3%
3. Mouth sores?	No	192	99	291	96%	99%	97%	0.151
3. Mouth sores?	Yes	8	1	9	4%	1%	3%
4. Bad breath?	No	130	72	202	65%	72%	67.3%	0.223
4. Bad breath?	Yes	70	28	98	35%	28%	32.7%
5. Food caught between/in the teeth?	no	152	88	240	76%	88%	80%	0.014
5. Food caught between/in the teeth?	yes	48	12	60	24%	12%	20%
6. Food stuck to the roof of the mouth?	no	197	100	297	98.5%	100%	99%	0.218
6. Food stuck to the roof of the mouth?	yes	3	0	3	1.5%	0%	1%
Oral Symptoms domain								0.000
7. Breathing through the mouth?	No	163	90	253	81.5%	90%	84.3%	0.056
7. Breathing through the mouth?	Yes	37	10	47	18.5%	10%	15.7%
8. Longer to eat?	No	170	93	263	85%	93%	87.7%	0.061
8. Longer to eat?	Yes	30	7	37	15%	7%	12.3%
9. Trouble sleeping?	No	189	97	286	94.5%	97%	95.3%	0.333
9. Trouble sleeping?	Yes	11	3	14	5.5%	3%	4.7%
10. Difficulty chewing firm foods: apple, corn/steak?	No	183	100	283	91.5%	100%	94.3%	0.003
10. Difficulty chewing firm foods: apple, corn/steak?	Yes	17	0	17	8.5%	0%	5.7%
11. Difficulty to open your mouth wide?	no	187	97	284	93.5%	97%	94.7%	0.203
11. Difficulty to open your mouth wide?	yes	13	3	16	6.5%	3%	5.3%
12. Difficulty to say any words?	no	193	100	293	96.5%	100%	97.7%	0.058
12. Difficulty to say any words?	yes	7	0	7	3.5%	0%	2.3%
13. Difficulty to eat food you like?	No	167	96	263	83.5%	96%	87.7%	0.002
13. Difficulty to eat food you like?	Yes	33	4	37	16.5%	4%	12.3%
14. Difficulty to drink with a straw?	No	184	95	279	92%	95%	93%	0.337
14. Difficulty to drink with a straw?	Yes	16	5	21	8%	5%	7%
15. Difficulty drinking/eating hot/cold foods?	No	133	92	225	66.5%	92%	75%	0.000
15. Difficulty drinking/eating hot/cold foods?	yes	67	8	75	33.5%	8%	25%
Functions Limitations domain								0.000
16.Irritable/frustrated?	No	80	86	166	40%	86%	55.3%	0.000
16.Irritable/frustrated?	Yes	120	14	134	60%	14%	44.7%
17. Felt unsure of yourself?	No	102	87	189	51%	87%	63%	0.000
17. Felt unsure of yourself?	Yes	98	13	111	49%	13%	37%
18. Shy/embarrassed?	No	149	100	249	74.5%	100%	83%	0.000
18. Shy/embarrassed?	Yes	51	0	51	25.5%	0%	17%
19. Concerned with other people think?	No	142	100	242	71%	100%	80.7%	0.000
19. Concerned with other people think?	Yes	58	0	58	29%	0%	19.3%
20. Worried that not as good looking as others?	no	175	100	275	87.5%	100%	91.7%	0.000
20. Worried that not as good looking as others?	yes	25	0	25	12.5%	0%	8.3%
21. Upset?	no	172	89	261	86%	89%	87%	0.465
21. Upset?	yes	28	11	39	14%	11%	13%
22. Nervous/ afraid?	No	151	89	240	75.5%	89%	80%	0.006
22. Nervous/ afraid?	Yes	49	11	60	24.5%	11%	20%
23. Worried less healthy than other people?	No	121	100	221	60.5%	100%	73.7%	0.000
23. Worried less healthy than other people?	Yes	79	0	79	39.5%	0%	26.3%
24. Worried that he/she is different from other people?	No	108	98	206	54%	98%	68.7%	0.000
24. Worried that he/she is different from other people?	yes	92	2	94	46%	2%	31.3%
Emotional Well-Being domain								0.000
25. Missing school?	No	102	100	202	51%	100%	67.3%	0.000
25. Missing school?	Yes	98	0	98	49%	0%	32.7%
26. Had a hard time paying attention in school?	No	186	97	283	93%	97%	94.3%	0.158
26. Had a hard time paying attention in school?	Yes	14	3	17	7%	3%	5.7%
27. Had difficulty doing your homework?	No	194	98	292	97%	98%	97.3%	0.612
27. Had difficulty doing your homework?	Yes	6	2	8	3%	2%	2.7%
28. Not want to speak/read loud in class?	No	177	98	275	88.5%	98%	91.7%	0.005
28. Not want to speak/read loud in class?	Yes	23	2	25	11.5%	2%	8.3%
29. Avoid taking part in activities like sports, clubs, and so forth?	no	180	96	276	90%	96%	92%	0.071
	yes	20	4	24	10%	4%	8%
30. Not want to talk to other children?	no	185	95	280	92.5%	95%	93.3%	0.413
30. Not want to talk to other children?	yes	15	5	20	7.5%	5%	6.7%
31. Avoided smiling/laughing when around other children?	No	180	99	279	90%	99%	93%	0.004
	Yes	20	1	21	10%	1%	7%
32. Not want to spend time with other children?	No	186	100	286	93%	100%	95.3%	0.007
32. Not want to spend time with other children?	Yes	14	0	14	7%	0%	4.7%
33. Argued with other children or your family?	No	184	91	275	92%	91%	91.7%	0.768
33. Argued with other children or your family?	Yes	16	9	25	8%	9%	8.3%
34.Teased/called names by other children?	No	192	91	283	96%	91%	94.3%	0.077
34.Teased/called names by other children?	Yes	8	9	17	4%	9%	5.7%
35. Left out by other children?	No	165	100	265	82.5%	100%	88.3%	0.000
35. Left out by other children?	Yes	35	0	35	17.5%	0%	11.7%
36. Asked questions by other children about teeth?	No	98	100	198	49%	100%	66%	0.000
36. Asked questions by other children about teeth?	yes	102	0	102	51%	0%	44%
Social Well-Being domain								0.000
Overall COHRQoL								0.000

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