Table 3:
Occurrence of dental erosion according to the body mass index classification
Body mass index | Dental erosion | P value a | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Underweight (< 18.5) | 28 | (27.5) | 9 | (18.7) | 37 | (24.7) | 0.468 |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 63 | (61.8) | 32 | (66.7) | 95 | (63.3) | |
Overweight or obese (25.0–34.9) | 11 | (10.7) | 7 | (14.6) | 18 | (12.0) |
a P values were based on chi-square test.