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Table 2 The statistics comparison between genders sorted by three IOTN groups

From: What impact do personality traits have on self-perception of dental aesthetics?

 

No or slight need(N = 185)

Moderate need(N = 168)

Definite need(N = 129)

Male

Female

p

Male

Female

p

Male

Female

p

PIDAQ a

24.81 (8.85)

22.91 (10.58)

0.204

28.49 (11.37)

30.41 (12.14)

0.300

29.82 (11.15)

30.84 (12.11)

0.619

PIDAQ-Social Impact b

3.03 (3.41)

2.87 (3.86)

0.291

4.12 (4.76)

4.53 (4.32)

0.333

4.09 (3.87)

4.57 (4.72)

0.792

PIDAQ-Psychological Impact b

4.19 (3.56)

4.62 (3.49)

0.291

5.08 (3.91)

6.04 (4.33)

0.159

5.07 (4.01)

6.47 (3.92)

0.036

PIDAQ-Aesthetic Concern b

0.97 (1.61)

0.88 (1.70)

0.355

1.59 (2.36)

1.62 (2.40)

0.889

1.64 (2.25)

1.64 (2.34)

0.984

PIDAQ-Dental Confidence b

16.6 (4.99)

14.5 (6.09)

0.028*

17.70 (5.22)

18.22 (5.31)

0.311

19.02 (5.22)

18.16 (4.89)

0.204

Perception Deviation b

1.55 (1.11)

1.35 (0.95)

0.636

2.36 (1.90)

1.96 (1.17)

0.338

2.88 (1.82)

2.64 (1.98)

0.294

  1. Values are presented as mean (standard deviation)
  2. IOTN Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need, PIDAQ Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire; Perception Deviation: deviation between subjective and objective IOTN-AC (Aesthetic Component of the IOTN.)
  3. at-test
  4. bMann-Whitney U-test
  5. *p < 0.05
  6. ** p < 0.01