Questionnaires and conceptual domains | Gender | Mean | Mann-Whitney (CI 95%) |
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OQLQa | |||
Social aspects of deformity | Male | 7.5 | NS |
Female | 11.8 | ||
Facial aesthetics | Male | 6.6 | P < 0.001 |
Female | 12.6 | ||
Oral function | Male | 5.5 | P = 0.006 |
Female | 10.1 | ||
Awareness of facial deformity | Male | 5.2 | P = 0.018 |
Female | 8.6 | ||
OQLQ Total range | Male | 25 | P = 0.003 |
Female | 43.2 | ||
OHIP-49a | |||
Functional limitation | Male | 11.4 | NS |
Female | 15.5 | ||
Physical pain | Male | 8.1 | P = 0.006 |
Female | 14.6 | ||
Psychological discomfort | Male | 14.8 | P = 0.007 |
Female | 24.2 | ||
Physical disability | Male | 7.6 | NS |
Female | 12.4 | ||
Psychological disability | Male | 7 | P = 0.006 |
Female | 13.8 | ||
Social disability | Male | 3.5 | NS |
Female | 8.1 | ||
Handicap | Male | 4.2 | P = 0.01 |
Female | 7.4 | ||
OHIP-49 Total range | Male | 8.1 | P = 0.004 |
Female | 13.7 | ||
SF36b | |||
Physical functioning | Male | 85.6 | NS |
Female | 89.3 | ||
Role limitations due to physical health | Male | 75 | NS |
Female | 68.3 | ||
Role limitations due to emotional problems | Male | 73.9 | NS |
Female | 67.7 | ||
Energy/fatigue | Male | 65.4 | NS |
Female | 62.8 | ||
Emotional well being | Male | 69.3 | NS |
Female | 64.5 | ||
Social functioning | Male | 80.4 | NS |
Female | 74.1 | ||
Pain | Male | 70.9 | NS |
Female | 69.2 | ||
General health | Male | 61.7 | NS |
Female | 66.3 | ||
Visual Analogue Scaleb | Male | 80.9 | NS |
Female | 73.4 |
aHigher score indicates poorer quality of life.
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