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Table 3b Correlations between post-intervention COHIP SF-19 scores, age, and sex

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

Characteristic

OHS

FWS

SEWS

Total scores

r

P

r

P

r

P

R

P

Group 1 (Twin-Block, n = 27)

Age (years)

-0.076

0.706

-0.092

0.648

-0.155

0.439

-0.147

0.466

Sex

0.185

0.357

-0.285

0.150

0.108

0.593

0.108

0.593

Group 2 (Fixed appliance, n = 27)

Age (years)

-0.076

0.706

-0.092

0.648

-0.155

0.439

-0.146

0.466

Sex

-0.058

0.772

0.099

0.624

-0.211

0.292

-0.088

0.662

Group 3 (Control group, n = 27)

Age (years)

-0.401

0.038

0.105

0.601

-0.186

0.353

-0.273

0.169

Sex

-0.077

0.701

-0.183

0.362

-0.119

0.553

-0.178

0.375

  1. Notes: r = correlation coefficient (Point biserial for sex, and Spearman’s for others). OHS = oral health score. FWS = functional well-being score. SEWS = socio-emotional well-being score. Total = Total COHIP SF-19 scores