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Table 2 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and GF12 FAD score of the study sample

From: Role of family functioning and health-related quality of life in pre-school children with dental caries: a cross-sectional study

Variables

FAD mean (SD)

Good FAD

n (%)

Poor FAD

n (%)

Total

n (%)

P value

Total

1.18 (0.38)

117 (81.2)

27 (18.8)

144 (100)

 

Age

     

 4 years

1.17 (0.38)

52 (82.5)

11 (17.5)

63 (100)

0.929

 5 years

1.21 (0.40)

31 (79.5)

8 (20.5)

39 (100)

 

 6 years

1.19 (0.39)

34 (81.0)

8 (19.0)

42 (100)

 

Gender

     

 Male

1.16 (0.36)

53 (84.1)

10 (15.9)

63 (100)

0.439

 Female

1.21 (0.41)

64 (79.0)

17 (21.0)

81 (100)

 

Siblings

     

 No siblings

1.23 (0.43)

20 (77.0)

6 (23.0)

26 (100)

0.352

 One sibling

1.21 (0.41)

64 (79.0)

17 (21.0)

81 (100)

 

 Two or more

1.11 (0.31)

14 (37.8)

23 (62.2)

37 (100)

 

Relationship to child

     

 Father

1.10 (0.30)

46 (90.2)

5 (9.8)

51 (100)

0.042

 Mother

1.24 (0.42)

71 (76.3)

22 (23.7)

93 (100)

 

Monthly income

     

 Lower than RM 5000

1.19 (0.40)

25 (80.6)

6 (19.4)

31 (100)

0.923

 RM 5000 and above

1.19 (0.39)

92 (81.4)

21 (18.6)

113 (100)

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