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Table 2 Two-months COHIP-SF 19 scores in the three groups

From: Reflection on patients’ experience with orthodontic appliances wear and its impact on oral health related quality of life: observational comparative study

Characteristic

Group

Test of significance

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

H [2]

p-value

Oral health score

18 (16–20)

A

16 (14–18)

A, B

16 (14–17)

B

6.399

0.041

Functional well-being score

16 (14–16)

A

16 (14–16)

A, B

14 (14–16)

B

6.421

0.040

Socio-emotional well-being score

(Pairwise comparisons)

34 (28–38)

A

40 (40–40)

B

20 (17–24)

C

56.914

< 0.001

Total COHIP-SF 19 score

(Pairwise comparisons)

66 (57–72)

A

72 (68–73)

A

49 (46–55)

B

45.621

< 0.001

  1. Notes: Data is median (Q1-Q3), test of significance is Kruskal-Wallis H-test. Pairwise comparisons are presented as letters (similar letters = insignificant difference, different letters = significant difference)