Table 2.

The relationship between various variables and the prevalence of dental carious lesions

Variables	N (N=1603)	Carious lesions	X2	p-value
		dmft>0 n (%)
Brushing frequency
<2/day	982	756 (77.0%)	77.860	0.000
≥2/day	621	348 (56.0%)
Brushing time
<2 min	957	741 (77.4%)	109.241	0.000
2-3 min	646	339 (52.5%)
Flossed			56.003
Yes	621	313 (50.4%)		0.000
No	982	678 (69.0%)
Frequency of soft drink consumption
≥2 times/day	256	202 (78.9%)
≥2 times/week	569	377 (66.3%)
<2 times/week	778	342 (44.0%)	124.196	0.000
Frequency of dessert consumption
≥2 times/day	213	167 (78.4%)
≥2 times/week	457	297 (65.0%)
<2 times/week	933	404 (43.3%)	116.320	0.000
Frequency of sweets consumption
≥2 times/day	472	389 (82.4%)
≥2 times/week	397	279 (70.3%)
<2 times/week	734	312 (42.5%)	211.123	0.000