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Table 1 Comparison of study members who attended with their mother at the age-5 assessment who were examined, and completed OHIP-14, at age 32, versus those who were not examined, or did not complete OHIP-14, at age 32

From: Does maternal oral health predict child oral health-related quality of life in adulthood?

 

Examined and completed

OHIP-14 at age 32

(N = 827)

Not examined or did not complete

OHIP-14 at age 32

(N = 86)

Study members at age 5 assessment

  

   Male (%)

419 (50.7)

49 (57.0)

   SES from birth to age 151

  

High (%)

130 (15.8)a

6 (7.1)

Medium (%)

529 (64.2)

53 (62.4)

Low (%)

165 (20.0)

26 (30.6)

   Caries-free at age 5 (%)

335 (40.5)

39 (45.3)

   Mean dmfs at age 5 (SD)

3.7 (5.6)

3.3 (4.9)

Mothers at age 5 assessment

  

   Self-rated oral health as fairly poor/very poor or was edentulous (%)

238 (28.8)b

38 (44.2)

  1. 1Not all participants could be classified for the SES from birth to age 15 variable; 1N = 909
  2. ap < 0.05; chi-square test. bp < 0.01; chi-square test.