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

Table 3 Self-reported impact within each OHIP-14 domain, n and %

OHIP-14 domain and question	FASD		Control		p value
OHIP-14 domain and question	n	%	n	%	p value
Functional limitation
Low impact	36	76.6	93	60.39	< 0.001*
High impact	118	23.4	61	39.61
Physical Pain
Low impact	75	48.7	96	62.34	0.016*
High impact	79	51.3	58	37.66
Psychological discomfort
Low impact	101	65.6	117	75.97	0.045*
High impact	53	34.4	37	24.03
Physical disability
Low impact	56	36.4	73	47.4	0.049*
High impact	98	63.6	81	52.6
Psychological disability
Low impact	103	66.9	120	77.92	0.030*
High impact	51	33.1	34	22.08
Social disability
Low impact	68	44.2	92	59.74	0.006*
High impact	86	55.8	62	40.26
Handicap
Low impact	98	63.6	105	68.18	0.4
High impact	56	36.4	49	31.82
OHIP-14 domain and question	FASD		Control		p value
OHIP-14 domain and question	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p value
Functional limitation	2.8	0.5	1.3	0.4	0.021 ^Ŧ
Physical Pain	3.1	0.6	1.9	0.5	0.001 ^Ŧ
Psychological discomfort	2.3	0.6	2.1	0.4	0.098
Physical disability	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.001 ^Ŧ
Psychological disability	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.003 ^Ŧ
Social disability	2.3	0.6	2.1	0.4	0.098
Handicap	2.2	0.8	2.2	0.8	0.157

*OHIP – oral health impact profile; FASD = fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; SD = standard deviation; Low impact: score ≤ 2 and high impact: score from 2 to 4; *Pearson’s Chi square test; ^Ŧ T-test; significance at p < 0.05

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