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Table 5 The severity, extent and prevalence of impacts on the studied pregnant women according to possible confounders

From: Impact of periodontal conditions on the quality of life of pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

  

Severity

p value*

Extent

p value*

Prevalence

p value

Variables

n (%)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

n

%

Age (Years)

   

0.074

  

0.552

  

0.545

 25 or below

168 (32.8)

8.00

6.71

 

0.20

0.61

 

21

12.5

 

 26-30

246 (48.0)

8.02

6.95

 

0.20

0.89

 

23

9.3

 

 31-35

83 (16.2)

6.73

6.34

 

0.16

0.82

 

6

7.2

 

 36 or above

15 (2.9)

12.00

7.96

 

0.47

1.55

 

2

13.3

 

Marital status

   

0.639

  

0.096

  

0.095

 Married

487 (95.1)

7.91

6.87

 

0.19

0.83

 

47

9.7

 

 Single

25 (4.9)

8.16

6.28

 

0.32

0.75

 

5

20

 

Location

   

0.039

  

0.011

  

0.011

 Urban

310 (60.5)

7.54

6.93

 

0.15

0.81

 

23

7.4

 

 Rural

202 (39.5)

8.52

6.67

 

0.27

0.84

 

29

14.4

 

Birth place

   

0.022

  

0.007

  

0.007

 Shanghai

228 (44.5)

7.22

6.75

 

0.13

0.76

 

14

6.1

 

 Other places

284 (55.5)

8.49

6.76

 

0.26

0.87

 

38

13.4

 

Education level

   

0.937

  

0.043

  

0.051

 Higher secondary school or below

230 (44.9)

7.94

6.80

 

0.25

0.80

 

30

13

 

 Matriculation or bachelor degree or above

282 (55.1)

7.91

6.88

 

0.16

0.84

 

22

7.8

 

Monthly household incomea

   

0.023

  

0.070

  

0.070

 Less than RMB6000

243 (47.7)

8.65

7.01

 

0.24

0.85

 

31

12.8

 

 RMB6000 and more

266 (52.3)

7.30

6.65

 

0.16

0.81

 

21

7.9

 

Coverage of dental insurancea

   

0.589

  

0.114

  

0.220

 No

206 (40.2)

7.98

6.56

 

0.23

0.81

 

26

12.6

 

 Yes

301 (58.8)

7.89

7.07

 

0.18

0.84

 

25

8.3

 

Tooth loss

   

0.109

  

0.387

  

0.422

 0 teeth missing

415 (81.1)

7.66

6.66

 

0.18

0.77

 

40

9.6

 

 1+ teeth missing

97 (18.9)

9.07

7.48

 

0.29

1.01

 

12

12.4

 
  1. aVariables with some missing data
  2. *p value was computed from Mann–Whitney U test or Kruskal Wallis one-way ANOVA test