Predicting Group‐Based Trajectories of Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life From Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood Using K‐Means Clustering Algorithm
Most participants followed a favorable OHRQoL trajectory and were from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. These findings highlight the value of longitudinal, multi-measure approaches in identifying at-risk subgroups.
Authors
- Chukwuebuka Ogwo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9325-0126)
- W. Murray Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0588-6843)
- Steven M. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-4199)
- John J. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-9973)
- Erliang Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-6497)
- Grant Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7247-7313)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.70007
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00