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Table 5 Regional differences in all survey question items

From: Prevalence of an incompetent lip seal during growth periods throughout Japan: a large-scale, survey-based, cross-sectional study

Item no.

Question item

H

AP#

Item No.

Question item

H

AP#

1

Does your child get tired easily?

11.355

0.045*

2

Is your child a good riser?

13.791

0.017*

3

Is your child good at exercising?

14.620

0.012*

4

Is your child a restless sleeper?

13.412

0.020*

5

Does your child have round shoulders?

3.494

0.624

6

Does your child’s nose become stuffed easily during the day?

7.065

0.216

7

Does your child’s nose become stuffed easily while sleeping?

0.216

0.216

8

Does your child sneeze often?

2.324

0.803

9

Does your child often have a runny nose?

2.148

0.828

10

Does your child often have a nosebleed?

8.236

0.144

11

Does your child often have a sore throat

6.031

0.303

12

Does your child have swollen tonsils?

22.945

0.000*

13

Does your child often fail to listen?

2.522

0.773

14

Is your child a habitual snorer?

6.885

0.229

15

Is your child’s mouth often dry?

5.323

0.378

16

Do people tell your child that they have bad breath in the morning?

6.054

0.301

17

Do people tell your child that they have bad breath during the day?

9.677

0.085

18

Is your child’s mouth often open during the day?

4.307

0.506

19

Does your child sleep with their mouth open?

3.634

0.603

20

Can your child keep their mouth closed for about 1 minute?

4.464

0.485

21

Does your child have an overbite?

12.040

0.034*

22

Does your child have an underbite?

9.181

0.102

23

Does your child have an anterior open bite?

13.064

0.023*

24

Can your child talk clearly?

4.467

0.484

25

Are your child’s lips often chapped?

2.937

0.710

26

Are your child’s lips thick?

4.200

0.521

27

Is your child’s upper lip turned upward?

9.796

0.081

28

Are your child’s teeth visible between their upper and lower lips?

7.882

0.163

29

Are your child’s lips droopy?

3.990

0.551

30

Are your child’s lips often cracked?

1.746

0.883

31

Are your child’s gums often swollen?

7.572

0.181

32

Are your child’s gums easily stained?

3.519

0.621

33

Are your child’s teeth easily stained?

14.559

0.012*

34

Does your child often have canker sores?

7.823

0.166

35

Does your child have tartar build-up?

20.599

0.001*

36

Do your child’s meals consist of small servings?

3.616

0.606

37

Does your child prefer soft food?

9.534

0.090

38

Does your child drink water during meals?

10.192

0.070

39

Does your child eat fast?

6.508

0.260

40

Is your child a picky eater?

15.559

0.008*

41

Does your child chew food well?

15.879

0.007*

42

Is your child a noisy eater?

7.286

0.200

43

Does your child keep their mouth closed when they eat?

2.597

0.762

44

Does your child have food left in their mouth for a long time?

6.783

0.237

  1. H H statistic
  2. #Asymptotic significance probability based on a Kruskal-Wallis test is indicated. The degrees of freedom for all items = 5
  3. *p < 0.05