The oral health-related quality of life for individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sample population demographic characteristics, mean ± SD or %

Total Sample	FASD		Control		P value
Total Sample	n = 154		n = 154		P value
Age	31.8 ± 7.2		32.5 ± 7.9		0.432
	n	%	n	%
Age
< 30	90	58.4	93	60.4	0.727
> 30	64	41.6	61	39.6
Gender
Male	67	43.5	75	48.7	0.161
Female	73	47.4	73	47.4
Non-binary	14	9.1	6	3.3
Dependents under the age of 18
Yes	65	42.2	70	45.5	0.33
No	89	57.8	84	54.5
Average household Income (CAD$)
Less than 24,999	52	33.8	22	14.2	< 0.001*
25,000–49,999	65	42.2	46	29.9
50,000–74,999	21	13.6	52	33.8
75,000 or higher	16	10.4	34	22.1
Highest level of education
Less than high school	65	42.2	41	26.6	< 0.001*
High school	55	35.7	45	29.2
College or University	19	12.3	48	31.2
Post-graduate	15	9.7	20	13
Employed in past 12 months
Yes	49	31.8	69	44.8	0.019*
No	105	68.2	85	55.2
Has dental insurance
Yes	106	68.8	98	63.6	0.335
No	48	31.2	56	36.4
If yes what kind
Private insurance	23	14.9	42	27.3	0.001*
Public insurance	83	53.9	56	36.4
Relationship status
Married	42	27.3	62	40.3	0.014*
Divorced	15	9.7	12	7.8
Separated	10	6.5	18	11.7
Single never married	87	56.5	62	40.2

FASD = fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; CAD = Canadian dollars; SD = standard deviation; *Pearson’s Chi square test; ^Ŧ T-test; significance at p < 0.05

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