Table 5

Extent of the impacts associated with self-perceived malocclusion, by covariables, among 11-12-year-old Peruvian schoolchildren

Covariables
n
Performances with impacts
p value






Mean
S.D.
Range
Quartiles


Sex





0.725
     Girls
72
1.32
0.71
1 – 5
(1, 1, 1)

     Boys
53
1.28
0.50
1 – 3
(1, 1, 2)

Age





0.883
     11 years
35
1.29
0.57
1 – 3
(1, 1, 1)

     12 years
90
1.31
0.65
1 – 5
(1, 1, 1.25)

Education level





0.344
     Primary school
63
1.24
0.50
1 – 3
(1, 1, 1)

     High school
62
1.37
0.73
1 – 5
(1, 1, 2)


Mann- Whitney test was used

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