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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants in the total sample, quilombola and non-quilombola, stratified according to negative impact of oral health condition on the quality of life. Bahia, 2015

From: Impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life of quilombola and non-quilombola rural adolescents in the countryside of Bahia, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total sample

Non-quilombola

Quilombola

N (390)

Impacta

N (223)

Impacta

n (167)

Impacta

No (212)

Yes (178)

No (117)

Yes (106)

No (95)

Yes (72)

Sociocultural factors

Economic status (%)

  

 B and C

38.7

35.8

42.1

49.8

46.1

53.7

23.9

23.2

25.0

 D and E

61.3

64.2

57.9

50.2

53.9

46.2

76.0

76.8

75.0

Gender (%)

 Female

51.3

50.0

52.8

48.9

47.9

50.0

54.5

52.6

56.9

 Male

48.7

50.0

47.2

51.1

52.1

50.0

45.5

47.4

43.1

Age, (median)b

14.8

14.3

15.3

14.6

14.5

14.7

15.0

14.2

16.0

Schooling (median)c

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

Trying tobacco (%)

5.1

3.3

7.3

5.4

3.4

7.5

4.8

3.2

6.9

Trying illicit drugs (%)

1.8

1.9

1.7

2.2

1.7

2.8

1.2

2.1

0.0

Practice of physical activities (%)

 Less than 300 min/week

54.1

57.5

50.0

54.7

58.1

50.9

53.3

56.8

48.6

 More or equal 300 min/week

45.9

42.4

50.0

45.3

41.9

49.1

46.7

43.2

51.4

Close friends (%)

 Up to 2 friends

16.9

17.0

16.8

17.5

17.9

17.0

16.2

15.8

16.7

 3 or more

83.1

83.0

83.2

82.5

82.1

83.0

83.8

84.2

83.3

Family composition (%)

 Live with parents

67.7

69.3

65.7

70.4

71.8

68.9

64.1

66.3

61.1

 Do not live with parents

32.3

30.7

34.3

29.6

28.2

31.1

35.9

33.7

38.9

Feeling lonely (%)

 Never or rarely

63.3

70.3

55.7

62.8

70.1

54.7

64.1

70.5

64.1

 Sometimes

29.0

23.1

36.0

30.9

23.1

39.6

26.3

23.1

26.3

 Often/always

7.7

6.6

9.0

6.3

6.8

5.7

9.6

6.3

9.6

Parents understanding their issues (%)

 Often or always

42.3

42.1

42.6

42.5

41.2

43.8

42.2

43.2

40.8

 Sometimes

32.2

32.5

31.8

32.4

36.0

28.6

31.9

28.4

36.6

 Never or rarely

25.4

25.4

25.6

25.1

22.8

27.6

25.9

28.4

22.5

Environmental factors

Nutritional status (%)

 Eutrophy

78.0

76.1

80.1

76.8

73.7

80.2

79.5

79.1

80.0

 Thinness/malnutrition

3.4

2.9

4.0

4.1

3.5

4.7

2.5

2.2

2.9

 Overweight/obesity

18.6

21.0

15.9

19.1

22.8

15.1

18.0

18.6

17.1

Handwashing before meals (%)

 Often or always

69.7

73.1

65.7

71.7

73.5

69.8

67.1

72.6

59.7

 Sometimes/never/rarely

30.3

26.9

34.3

28.2

26.5

30.2

32.9

27.4

40.3

Use of dental services

Oral health self-assessment (%)

 Very good/good

63.0

70.1

54.5

64.9

67.2

62.3

60.5

73.7

43.1

 Regular

31.4

28.0

35.4

30.6

30.2

31.1

32.3

25.3

41.7

 Bad/very bad

5.7

1.9

10.1

4.5

2.6

6.6

7.2

1.0

15.3

 The need for dental treatment (%)

48.1

38.4

59.5

46.8

39.6

54.7

49.7

36.8

66.7

 Toothache in the last six months (%)

19.6

8.1

33.3

18.5

8.6

29.2

21.1

7.4

39.4

Dental consultation in the last year (%)

 Yes

66.8

69.8

63.5

68.4

70.7

66.0

64.7

68.4

59.7

 No

33.2

30.3

36.5

31.5

29.3

34.0

35.3

31.6

40.3

Oral health risk behaviour

Toothbrushing (%)

 More than 3 times a day or equal

66.7

67.0

66.3

67.3

65.0

69.8

65.9

69.5

61.1

 Less than 3 times a day

33.3

33.0

33.7

32.7

35.0

30.2

34.1

30.5

38.9

 No use of dental floss (%)

46.7

44.8

48.9

46.2

44.4

48.1

47.3

45.3

50.0

 Regular consume of  snacks (%)

35.1

33.0

37.6

33.2

32.5

34.0

37.7

33.7

43.1

 Regular consume of soft drinks (%)

6.7

7.1

6.2

7.2

5.9

8.5

6.0

8.4

2.8

  1. P value < 0.05 calculated using Χ2 test (categorical variables) for the comparison between non-quilombola and quilombola samples
  2. aNegative impact of oral health condition on the quality of life: No, absence of impact (total OIDP score = 0); Yes, presence of impact (total OIDP score ≥ 1)
  3. bAge, Interquartile Range: Total Sample (total = 4.8; impact: no = 4.5; yes = 5.1); Non-Quilombola (total = 4.9; impact: no = 4.7; yes = 5.0); Quilombola (total = 4.6; impact: no = 4.2; yes = 4.2)
  4. cSchooling, Interquartile Range: Total Sample (total = 4.0; impact: no = 4.0; yes = 4.0); Non-Quilombola (total = 4.0; impact: no = 4.0; yes = 4.0); Quilombola (total = 3.0; impact: no = 3.0; yes = 4.0)