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Table 5 Association between frequent/very frequent impact oral health-related quality of life and independent variables (n = 29)

From: Oral health status and its impact on the quality of life of children and adolescents living with HIV-1

Variables

Frequent/very frequent impact

Total

p* value

 

Yes

No

 
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Sex

      

0.568

Male

8

66.7

4

33.3

12

41.4

 

Female

12

70.6

5

29.4

17

58.6

 

Age

      

0.041

> 12 years

13

86.7

2

13.3

15

51.7

 

≤ 12 years

7

50.0

7

50.0

14

48.3

 

Income per capita (median)

      

0.550

≤ R$ 333.33

10

66.7

5

33.3

15

51.7

 

> R$ 333.33

10

71.4

4

28.6

14

48.3

 

Number of people residing in the family home

      

0.228

> 4

9

81.8

2

18.2

11

37.9

 

≤ 4

11

61.1

7

38.9

18

62.1

 

Education level**

      

0.185

High school

10

83.3

2

16.7

12

50.0

 

Elementary school

7

58.3

5

41.7

12

50.0

 

T lymphocyte CD4+

      

0.498

≤ 500 (cells/mm3)

4

80.0

1

20.0

5

17.2

 

> 500 (cells/mm3)

16

66.7

8

33.3

24

82.8

 

Viral load***

      

0.448

> 10,000 (copies/mL)

3

60.0

2

40.0

5

17.9

 

≤ 10,000 (copies/mL)

17

73.9

6

26.1

23

82.1

 

Time since diagnosis (median)

9

56.3

7

43.8

16

55.2

0.107

≤ 72 months

11

84.6

2

15.4

13

44.8

 

> 72 months

       

Use of antiretroviral

      

0.498

Yes

16

66.7

8

33.3

24

82.8

 

No

4

80.0

1

20.0

5

17.2

 

Presence of HIV-1-associated disease

      

0.647

Yes

11

68.8

5

31.3

16

55.2

 

No

9

69.2

4

30.8

13

44.8

 

Presence of caries

      

0.108

Yes

17

77.3

5

22.7

22

75.9

 

No

3

42.9

4

57.1

7

24.1

 

Dental treatment need

      

0.037

Yes

17

81.0

4

19.0

21

72.4

 

No

3

37.5

5

62.5

8

27.6

 

Gingival changes

      

-

Yes

6

100.0

-

-

6

20.7

 

No

14

60.9

9

39.1

23

79.3

 
  1. *Fisher’s exact test.
  2. **Two individuals do not go to school and three individuals attend special need schools.
  3. **Data not available for one individual.