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Table 6 Construct Validity: Child-OIDP score and self-rated measures of oral health (n = 342)

From: Child-OIDP index in Brazil: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation

Self-rated oral health measures

Child-OIDP Score

Kruskal-Wallis test for association between Child-OIDP and oral health measure

 

Median

Mean (SD)

 

Perceived oral health

1. Poor (n = 40)

16.7

17.8 (12.0)

p < 0.0001

2. Regular (n = 223)

6.9

8.9 (9.7)

 

3. Good (n = 79)

1.4

5.5 (8.1)

 

Satisfaction with oral health

1. Not at all (n = 69)

13.9

15.5 (11.3)

p < 0.0001

2. Regular (n = 170)

5.5

8.0 (8.8)

 

3. Very satisfied (n = 103)

2.8

6.8 (9.7)

 

Perceived oral treatment needs

1. Yes (n = 221)

8.3

11.1 (10.7)

p < 0.0001

2. Do not know (n = 41)

4.2

7.9 (9.0)

 

3. No (n = 80)

1.4

3.5 (6.2)

 

Self-rated general health

1. Poor (n = 16)

11.8

17.4 (13.7)

p < 0.01

2. Regular (n = 86)

8.3

10.7 (11.0)

 

3. Good (n = 240)

4.9

8.1 (9.4)