Table 1 Data regarding the socio-demographic aspects, habits, self-perceived oral health, and type of deformity.

From: Psychological symptoms and salivary inflammatory biomarkers in patients with dentofacial deformities: a case–control study

 

Groups

p-value

Control

Test

N

19

17

 

Sex

Male

9

8

 > 0.9999

Female

10

9

Age range (y)

15–48

15–41

 

Mean ± SD age (y)

24.6 ± 7.7

25.2 ± 6.8

0.8070

Mean ± SD height (m)

1.65 ± 0.1

1.68 ± 0.1

0.3752

Mean ± SD weight (kg)

67.1 ± 14.6

70.4 ± 19.4

0.5654

BMI

23.9 ± 3.9

23.5 ± 3.9

0.7202

Educational level

Middle school

2

2

0.7991

High school

13

12

College

4

3

Ethnicity

African American

–

2

0.2159

Caucasian

19

15

Monthly household income (BR$)

 < 1000

–

1

0.1553

1000–3000

6

7

3000–5000

6

6

 > 5000

7

3

Marital status

Single

17

15

 > 0.9999

Married or in a relationship

2

2

Residing

Alone

3

4

0.1136

1 person

4

5

2 people

5

7

3 or more

7

1

Sleep disorders

Yes

4

1

0.3353

No

13

16

Physical activity

Sedentary

6

10

0.1787

Exercise practice

13

7

Self-perceived oral health

Good

15

13

0.8656

Fair

3

4

Poor

1

–

Type of deformity

Prognathism

–

13

–

Retrognathism

–

4

  1. n, participants in each group; y, years; m, meter; kg, kilograms; BMI, body mass index; BRL, Brazil’s currency. Statistical analysis was performed by Unpaired Student’s t-test or chi-square test for trend.
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