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Table 4 Two-months scores adjusted to the baseline 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

Group

Means and variability

One-way ANCOVA

Quade’s rank ANCOVA

Unadjusted

Adjusted

F

P-value

F

p-value

Mean

SD

Mean

SE

Oral Health

  

Group 1

17.37

2.79

17.33

0.458

2.921

0.060

3.044

0.053

Group 2

16.19

2.15

16.15

0.458

Group 3

15.78

2.24

15.85

0.459

Functional well-being

  

Group 1

15.26

1.23

15.37

0.269

4.462

0.015

5.366

0.007

Group 2

14.96

1.43

14.96

0.265

Group 3

14.33

1.57

14.23

0.296

Socio-emotional well-being

  

Group 1

31.96

7.38

32.04

0.928

13.383

< 0.001

4.336

0.016

Group 2

39.11

2.01

34.73

1.314

Group 3

19.96

5.48

24.26

1.303

Total OHRQoL

  

Group 1

64.59

8.91

64.82

1.149

17.018

< 0.001

7.729

0.001

Group 2

70.26

4.61

65.65

1.471

Group 3

50.07

6.26

54.45

1.443

  1. Notes: ANCOVA = analysis of covariance. SD = standard deviation. SE = standard error