Comparison of age and sex distribution between groups
| Class I (n=83) | Class II (n=111) | Class III (n=63) | p valuea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 12.65 ± 1.10 | 12.55 ± 1.13 | 12.50 ± 1.23 | 0.72 | |||
| Sex (n %) | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | p valueb |
| 44 (53%) | 39 (47%) | 65 (58.6%) | 46 (41.4%) | 35 (55.6%) | 28 (44.4%) | 0.60 | |
Intergroup comparison of total and subscale CPQ11-14 scores
| Class 1 (n=83) | Class II (n=l 1 1) | Class III (n=63) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | P valuea | |
| Total score | 28.05 | 17.66 | 3 | 77 | 32.87 | 20.39 | 1 | 90 | 33.75 | 18.60 | 3 | 92 | 0.14 |
| Subscales | |||||||||||||
| Oral symptoms | 6.34 | 3.68 | 0 | 16 | 6.21 | 3.64 | 0 | 16 | 6.54 | 3.90 | 1 | 17 | 0.92 |
| Functional limitations | 6.53 | 4.53 | 0 | 24 | 6.75 | 5.21 | 0 | 26 | 7.33 | 5.46 | 0 | 23 | 0.82 |
| Emotional well-being | 8.55 | 7.33 | 0 | 32 | 9.16 | 7.09 | 0 | 36 | 10.75 | 8.37 | 0 | 36 | 0.25 |
| Social well-being | 6.63 | 6.96 | 0 | 38 | 7.46 | 6.38 | 0 | 25 | 9.08 | 7.13 | 0 | 30 | 0.03* |