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Table 5 Effect of locality (rural/urban) on PIDAQ and DAS59 scores in patients

From: Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies

Domain

Rural/urban

Mean

Standard deviation

Standard error mean

Significance

General self-consciousness

Rural

49.91

10.167

1.499

0.604

Urban

48.79

11.447

1.53

Social self-consciousness

Rural

59.07

13.401

1.976

0.59

Urban

57.54

14.864

1.986

Sexual and bodily self-consciousness

Rural

24.63

5.867

0.865

0.579

Urban

23.96

6.12

0.818

Negative self-concept

Rural

9.59

2.941

0.434

0.863

Urban

9.7

3.368

0.45

Facial self-consciousness

Rural

11.76

2.349

0.346

0.347

Urban

12.23

2.628

0.351

Physical

Rural

5.89

1.464

0.216

0.293

Urban

5.55

1.715

0.229

Total DAS

Rural

160.85

29.731

4.384

0.626

Urban

157.77

33.165

4.432

Dental self-confidence

Rural

12.7

3.595

0.53

0.666

Urban

12.96

2.669

0.357

Social impact

Rural

7.37

3.555

0.524

0.639

Urban

7.05

3.216

0.43

Psychological impact

Rural

6.13

2.841

0.419

0.519

Urban

6.5

2.892

0.386

Aesthetic concern

Rural

6.85

3.048

0.449

0.91

Urban

6.91

2.539

0.339

Dental self-consciousness

Rural

9.09

4.56

0.672

0.253

Urban

8.13

3.885

0.519

Total PIDAQ score

Rural

33.04

10.321

1.522

0.839

Urban

33.43

8.761

1.171