Table 3.
Incidence density ratio (IDR) for enamel and dentin caries according to age, caries experience at deciduous dentition (dmft) and the program for the girls and the boys
| Girls | Boys | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | IDR | CI 95% | P* | IDR | CI 95% | P* |
| age (months)** | 1.01 | 0.97-1.05 | 0.649 | 0.97 | 0.93-1.02 | 0.221 |
| dmft† | 1.11 | 1.01-1.23 | 0.026 | 1.10 | 1.02-1.20 | 0.014 |
| Program†† | 1.34 | 0.77-2.34 | 0.294 | 0.48 | 0.27-0.87 | 0.016 |
São Vicente, SP, Brazil. Estimates by Poisson regression.
* Wald test ** At the follow-up beginning † dmft = 0 as reference category †† Conventional program as reference category