Table 4 Discriminant validity: CPQ 11-14 scores according to sex, social position, caries experience and orthodontic treatment
From: Validity of Italian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14)
number | Oral symptoms | Functional limitations | Emotional well-being | Social well-being | Total score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
median (IQR) | median (IQR) | median (IQR) | median (IQR) | median (IQR) | ||
GENDER | ||||||
boys | 292 | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (5) | 1 (4) | 12 (13) |
girls | 269 | 4 (4) | 3 (5) | 4 (7) | 2 (5) | 15 (16) |
Wilcoxon rank-sum test | p= 0.0212 | p= 0.0352 | p= 0.0009 | p= 0.0450 | p= 0.0007 | |
SOCIAL POSITION | ||||||
high class | 57 | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 1 (4) | 9 (12) |
clerks | 178 | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (5) | 1.5 (4) | 13 (14) |
self employed | 117 | 4 (3) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 12 (13) |
working class | 187 | 4 (4) | 3 (5) | 4 (7) | 2 (6) | 15 (15) |
n.r. | 22 | 4 (3) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 1 (4) | 11 (14) |
Kruskal-Wallis rank test | p= 0.4532 | p= 0.0727 | p= 0.0192 | p= 0.0100 | p= 0.0132 | |
CARIES EXPERIENCE (DMFS) | ||||||
0 | 205 | 4 (4) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 2 (4) | 13 (14) |
1-2 | 110 | 3.5 (3) | 2 (5) | 3 (6) | 1.5 (5) | 11 (14) |
3-5 | 131 | 4 (2) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 12 (16) |
>=6 | 113 | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 4 (7) | 1 (4) | 13 (14) |
Kruskal-Wallis rank test | p= 0.2516 | p= 0.6599 | p= 0.3348 | p= 0.9985 | p= 0.6951 | |
HAD ALREADY UNDERGONE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT | ||||||
no | 444 | 4 (3) | 2.5 (4) | 3 (5) | 1 (4) | 12 (13) |
yes | 115 | 4 (4) | 4 (5) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 17 (16) |
Wilcoxon rank-sum test | p= 0.0081 | p< 0.0001 | p= 0.4071 | p< 0.0001 | p< 0.0001 | |