Table 1.
Dental caries experience of the studied young adults according to their socio-demographic background (n = 324)
| n | % with DMFT > 0 | p* | Mean DMFT (SD) | p** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
|
0.595 |
|
0.311 |
| Male |
177 |
57.6 |
|
1.4 (1.7) |
|
| Female |
147 |
60.5 |
|
1.6 (1.8) |
|
| Parental educational attainment |
|
|
0.265 |
|
0.222 |
| Primary or below |
39 |
64.1 |
|
1.9 (2.3) |
|
| Junior high school |
82 |
67.1 |
|
1.7 (1.8) |
|
| Senior high school |
134 |
53.7 |
|
1.3 (1.6) |
|
| Matriculation or above |
32 |
62.5 |
|
1.3 (1.4) |
|
| Do not know |
37 |
51.4 |
|
1.3 (1.9) |
|
| Monthly household income level |
|
|
0.188 |
|
0.095 |
| Below HK$20,000 |
236 |
61.0 |
|
1.6 (1.9) |
|
| Above HK$20,000 |
78 |
52.6 |
|
1.1 (1.4) |
|
| Dental insurance coverage |
|
|
0.826 |
|
0.871 |
| No |
218 |
59.6 |
|
1.5 (1.7) |
|
| Yes |
31 |
61.3 |
|
1.2 (1.3) |
|
| Do not know | 75 | 56.0 | 1.6 (2.1) |
* p-value was computed from Chi square test to compare the proportions between groups.
** p-value was computed from Mann–Whitney U test or Kruskal Wallis 1-way ANOVA test to compare the distributions between groups.