Table 5 |
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Extent of the impacts associated with self-perceived malocclusion, by covariables, among 11-12-year-old Peruvian schoolchildren |
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Covariables |
n |
Performances with impacts |
p value |
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Mean |
S.D. |
Range |
Quartiles |
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Sex |
0.725 |
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Girls |
72 |
1.32 |
0.71 |
1 – 5 |
(1, 1, 1) |
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Boys |
53 |
1.28 |
0.50 |
1 – 3 |
(1, 1, 2) |
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Age |
0.883 |
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11 years |
35 |
1.29 |
0.57 |
1 – 3 |
(1, 1, 1) |
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12 years |
90 |
1.31 |
0.65 |
1 – 5 |
(1, 1, 1.25) |
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Education level |
0.344 |
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Primary school |
63 |
1.24 |
0.50 |
1 – 3 |
(1, 1, 1) |
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High school |
62 |
1.37 |
0.73 |
1 – 5 |
(1, 1, 2) |
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Mann- Whitney test was used |
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Bernabé et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-6 |
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