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21 September 2022: Clinical Research

Dental Health and Quality of Life in 117 Patients from Kosovo, Aged 6–80 Years, Evaluated Using the Dental Impact on Daily Living (DIDL) Questionnaire and the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) Questionnaire

Fehim Haliti 1BCDE , Sinan Rusinovci 2AD* , Dion Haliti 3BCD , Dea Haliti 3BCDF , Jonila Rusinovci 4BF , Elena Hajdari 3BCDF , Tomislav Jukic 5CE , David Stubljar 6ACE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938072

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938072

Table 3 Comparison of independent variables and related total score of DIDL and OH-QoL questionnaires.

DIDL total scoreOH-QoL total score
GenderMale (n=54)0.13±2.410.93±0.62
Female (n=63)1.04±2.370.78±0.72
p-value0.0430.217
Education levelPrimary (n=18)0.45±2.771.08±0.54
Secondary (n=55)0.96±2.450.82±0.66
Facultative (n=34)0.37±2.270.72±0.80
Doctoral (n=10)−0.13±2.121.04±0.46
p-value0.4820.234
Income level0.62±2.500.88±0.64
500–1000 EUR (n=18)0.64±2.410.65±0.94
>1000 EUR (n=4)0.80±2.710.99±0.61
p-value0.9900.436
Brushing teeth per dayOne time (n=27)1.32±2.020.83±0.58
Two-times (n=75)0.30±2.560.90±0.70
Three-times (n=15)0.92±2.160.66±0.74
p-value0.1520.474

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