Table 6.
Experimental control group |
Test group | Independent test | ||
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W | Z | p | ||
The children | The frequency of eating sweets and drinks every day | 36245.5 | –6.37 | <0.001 * |
The number of times of brushing teeth every day | 24379.5 | –12.30 | <0.001 * | |
The time of brushing teeth each time | 28737.0 | –12.76 | <0.001 * | |
The number of times of daily mouthwash after meals | 23993.5 | –12.40 | <0.001 * | |
The time for regular oral examinations for children | 32302.0 | –8.91 | <0.001 * | |
The parents | The number of times of brushing teeth every day | 31747.5 | –5.63 | <0.001 * |
Parents supervise their children to brush their teeth | 27398.0 | –9.33 | <0.001 * | |
Parents help their children brush their teeth | 25005.0 | –11.90 | <0.001 * |
Wilcoxon rank sum test; W, Wilcoxon W; *: p <0.001.