Table 3.
Changes of prevalence of primary teeth eruption in different age groups. n refer to the number of children whose primary teeth had erupted, % refer to the prevalence of primary teeth eruption in the age group.
| Age group | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 1 m ~ | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| 2 m ~ | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| 3 m ~ | 12 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.145 |
| 4 m ~ | 182 | 2.6 | 158 | 2.5 | 197 | 2.7 | 0.557 |
| 5 m ~ | 834 | 11.8 | 753 | 12.1 | 979 | 13.6 | 0.001 |
| 6 m ~ | 2932 | 40.9 | 2662 | 42.1 | 3227 | 43.0 | 0.011 |
| 8 m ~ | 5752 | 80.5 | 5081 | 80.5 | 6144 | 81.9 | 0.036 |
| 10 m ~ | 6776 | 95.1 | 5990 | 96.2 | 7204 | 96.3 | 0.000 |
| 12 m ~ | 7109 | 99.4 | 6246 | 99.4 | 7478 | 99.5 | 0.905 |
| 15 m ~ | 7197 | 100.0 | 6298 | 100.0 | 7441 | 99.9 | – |
| 18 m ~ | 7200 | 100.0 | 6241 | 100.0 | 7514 | 100.0 | – |
| 21 ~ < 24 m | 7200 | 100.0 | 6211 | 100.0 | 7355 | 99.9 | – |