Table 5.

Least squares mean results between the test drink and placebo in relation to the DMFT groups for caries risk (DMFT-Model).

Contrast	DMFT	Estimate	Std. Error	Df	t-ratio	p-value	Lower CL	Upper CL
Test drink-Placebo	<5	−55.38	17.34	4.12	−3.19	0.083	−123.39	12.63
Test drink-Placebo	≥5	−35.53	22.08	2.95	−1.61	0.329	−122.16	51.10

Comparison of LS-means between the treatment and placebo groups, divided into groups based on DMFT. Test drink = Phenolic compound-enriched apple juice-based drink, Lower CL = Lower Confidence Limit, Upper CL = Upper Confidence Limit, DMFT = decay missing filled teeth, Std. Error = standard errors, DF = degrees of freedom, DMFT = decay missing filled teeth.