Table 1 Age, playing position, oral health problems and dominant leg by Oral Status
| Characteristic | Oral Status | p-valuesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Both GP/DC and FOA absent N (%), |
Current or past FOA N (%) |
GP/DC present FOA absent N (%) | ||
| Age | =0.001 | |||
| 12–14 years (0) | 24 (50%) | 24 (32%) | 40 (62%0 | |
| 15–17 years (1) | 24 (50%) | 51 (68%) | 24 (37%) | |
| Playing position | < 0.001 | |||
| Non-striker (0) | 30 (62%) | 67 (89%) | 37 (58%) | |
| Striker (1) | 18 (37%) | 8 (11%) | 27 (42%) | |
| GP/DC | ||||
| Absent (0) | 48 (100%) | 21 (31%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Present (1) | 0 (0%) | 52 (69%) | 64 (100%) | |
| TMJ problems | =0.02 | |||
| Absent (0) | 38 (79%) | 48 (64%) | 34 (53%) | |
| Present (1) | 10 (21%) | 27 (36%) | 30 (47%) | |