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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2023 Mar 3;47(2):1–9. doi: 10.22514/jocpd.2023.007

Table 4.

Association between risk factors and DDE.

Factors HI HEU HUU
DDE Present DDE Absent p Value DDE Present DDE Absent p Value DDE Present DDE Absent p Value
Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestational age)
  Yes 8 25 0.70 7 33 0.96 6 33 0.86
No 32 119 26 120 24 121
VLBW (<1500g)
Yes 4 14 0.96 0 2 0.51 0 1 0.67
No 36 130 33 151 30 153
Low CD4 count ≤500 cells/μL
Yes 9 53 0.09 33 153 - 30 154
No 31 91 0 0 0 0

HI: HIV-infected; HEU: HIV-exposed but uninfected; HUU: HIV-unexposed and uninfected; DDE: developmental defects of the enamel; VLBW: very low birth weight; CD4: Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) lymphocyte counts.