Table 1.
Control- and case Group Demographics and Mean D and DMFT Scores of the Case Group
| Variable | Control Group | Case Group | D-Score† | Test Statistic | DMFT† | Test Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | Mean (SE) | D-Score | Mean (SE) | DMFT | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1086 | 953 | 2.84 (0.10) | 1.41 | 6.36 (0.14) | 11.222** |
| Female | 959 | 1171 | 3.04 (0.09) | 7.01 (0.04) | ||
| Age‡ | ||||||
| 12-15 | 1654 | 1346 | 2.77 (0.08) | 3.06* | 6.66 (0.09) | 31.250** |
| 16-19 | 388 | 781 | 3.21 (0.12) | 7.45 (0.07) | ||
| Dental Insurance | ||||||
| Insured | 1176 | 1353 | 2.14 (0.8) | 15.18** | 6.87 (0.07) | 19.89** |
| Not Insured | 383 | 678 | 4.79 (0.12) | 8.03 (0.06) | ||
| Race Group‡ | ||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 1296 | 842 | 2.19 (0.10)± | 10.13** | 6.86 (0.08) | 13.89** |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 173 | 278 | 2.99 (0.12) | 6.68 (0.12) | ||
| Hispanic | 573 | 1007 | 3.16 (0.11) | 7.14 (0.10) | ||
| Fluoridation | ||||||
| Fluoridation | 1324 | 580 | 1.72 (0.07) | 15.55** | 6.43 (0.08) | 14.20** |
| Without Fluoridation | 721 | 1544 | 3.78 (0.09) | 7.30 (0.07) | ||
| Second Hand Smoke | ||||||
| Exposed | 565 | 871 | 3.52 (0.11) | 7.13* | 7.23 (0.06) | 6.09* |
| Non-exposed | 1470 | 1244 | 2.03 (0.09) | 6.74 (0.10) | ||
| Smoking Status | ||||||
| Currently Smoke | 215 | 372 | 3.53 (0.14) | 5.03* | 7.43 (0.12) | 23.65** |
| Currently do not Smoke | 1177 | 1204 | 2.60 (0.09) | 6.33 (0.05) | ||
| Applied Sealants | ||||||
| No Sealants | 752 | 1153 | 3.63 (0.10) | 11.29** | 7.36 (0.12) | 7.69* |
| Sealants | 1290 | 974 | 2.11 (0.08) | 6.45 (0.14) |
Note: *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; †D-Score and DMFT Scores computed on the 30% with the highest DMFT Scores; ‡ Groups as Defined in NHANES, 2007;
± Bonferroni post hoc results indicate differences between this group and the other 2 groups.