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Table 2 Discriminative capacity of the generic Child-OIDP for school children with and without normative treatment needs for dental caries or periodontal problems across the Arusha and Dare es Salaam study sites

From: Discriminative ability of the generic and condition-specific Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (Child-OIDP) by the Limpopo-Arusha School Health (LASH) Project: A cross-sectional study

 

mean (SD) [effect size]

% (n)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Dental caries

   

DMFT = 0

0.8 (1.5)

32.7 (601)

1

DMFT > 0

1.5 (2.1)** [0.4]

47.8 (381)**

1.5 (1.3-1.9) a

Periodontal

   

OHI-S < 1 (good)

0.8 (1.6)

33.9 (491)

1

OHI-S > 0 (poor)

1.2 (1.8)** [0.2]

41.4 (491)**

1.6 (1.2-1.6) a

  1. a ORs for generic Child-OIDP adjusted for study site, age, sex, urban/rural residence, and religion
  2. **P < 0.001, *P < 0.05