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Table 2 Comparison of OHIP-14 Scores by Age, Gender, Type of Mutation and Mode of Inheritance in LDS

From: Oral health-related quality of life in Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder: an observational cohort study

Variables

% (n)

OHIP-14

Mean ± SD

P-value

Age

  

ns

 Childhood (<  11 yrs)

30.3% (10)

4.80 ± 6.3

 

 Adolescence (>  11 to < 18 yrs)

36.4% (12)

5.17 ± 5.4

 

 Adulthood (>  18 yrs)

33.3% (11)

8.18 ± 7.6

 

Gender

  

ns

 Male

48.5% (16)

6.38 ± 6.6

 

 Female

51.5% (17)

5.76 ± 6.5

 

Type of Mutation

  

ns

 TGFBR1

45.4% (15)

6.13 ± 7.4

 

 TGFBR2

36.4% (12)

6.00 ± 7.4

 

 Others

18.2% (6)

6.00 ± 7.0

 

Mode of Inheritance

  

ns

 Sporadic

83.8% (26)

6.50 ± 6.4

 

 Familial

21.2% (7)

4.43 ± 6.9

 
  1. Statistical analysis: Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test was employed. ns not significant