Research Article
Impact of Malocclusions on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Early Adolescents in Ndola, Zambia
Table 3
Relationship between OHRQoL and sociodemographic variables.
| Sociodemographics | Groups | Number of pupils | Impact on OHRQoL | | value | No | Yes | | % | | % |
| Age (years) | 12 | 95 | 94 | 98.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.454 | <0.001 | 13 | 160 | 140 | 87.5 | 20 | 12.5 | — | — | 14 | 129 | 105 | 81.4 | 24 | 18.6 | — | — |
| Sex | Male | 178 | 170 | 95.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 16.739 | <0.001 | Female | 206 | 169 | 82.0 | 37 | 18.0 | — | — |
| Overall | — | 384 | 339 | 88.3 | 45 | 11.7 | — | — |
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: number; %: percentage; OHRQoL: oral health-related quality of life; is significant. |