Table 1.
Mutans streptococci (MS) at 8 and 18-20 months between very low birth weight (VLBW) and normal birth weight (NBW) infants
| 8 months |
18-20 months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLBW (n=204)‡ | NBW (n=182)‡ | P-value | VLBW (n=194)‡ | NBW (n=184)‡ | P-value | |
| Infant | ||||||
| Number of teeth | 4.1±2.8 | 4.2±2.6 | 0.75 | 15.0±3.0 | 15.6±2.7 | 0.05* |
| MS Overall | ||||||
| Absent | 169(83.2%) | 127(71.8%) | 0.007* | 116(59.8%) | 94(51.1%) | 0.09 |
| Present | 34(16.8%) | 50(28.2%) | 78(40.2%) | 90(48.9%) | ||
| MS Saliva † | ||||||
| Absent | 179(88.2%) | 139 (78.5%) | 0.01* | 134(69.1%) | 119(64.7%) | 0.36 |
| Present | 24(11.8%) | 38 (21.5%) | 60(30.9%) | 65(35.3%) | ||
| 0 | 179(88.2%) | 139(78.5%) | 0.007* | 134(69.1%) | 119(64.7%) | 0.24 |
| 1 | 23(11.3%) | 28(15.8%) | 30(15.4%) | 41(22.3%) | ||
| 2 | 1(0.5%) | 8(4.5%) | 13(6.7%) | 14(7.6%) | ||
| 3 | 0(0.0%) | 2(1.2%) | 17(8.8%) | 10 (5.4%) | ||
| MS Plaque † | ||||||
| Absent | 178(87.7%) | 140(79.1%) | 0.02* | 123(63.4%) | 101(54.9%) | 0.09 |
| Present | 25(12.3%) | 37(20.9%) | 71(36.6%) | 83(45.1%) | ||
| 0 | 178(87.7%) | 140(79.1%) | 0.08 | 123(63.4%) | 101(54.9%) | 0.28 |
| 1 | 22(10.8%) | 28(15.8%) | 32(16.5%) | 44(23.9%) | ||
| 2 | 2(1.0%) | 4(2.3%) | 10(5.1%) | 10(5.4%) | ||
| 3 | 1(0.5%) | 5(2.8%) | 29(15.0%) | 29(15.8%) | ||
| Mother/Caregiver | ||||||
| MS Overall | ||||||
| Low | 51(25.2%) | 48(27.1%) | 0.68 | 40(20.7%) | 52(28.4%) | 0.08 |
| High | 151(74.8%) | 129(72.9%) | 153(79.3%) | 131(71.6%) | ||
| MS Saliva † | ||||||
| Low | 61(30.2%) | 63(35.6%) | 0.26 | 54(28.0 %) | 64(35.0%) | 0.14 |
| High | 141(69.8) | 114(64.4%) | 139(72.0%) | 119(65.0%) | ||
| 0 | 31(15.4%) | 29(16.4%) | 0.67 | 29(15.0%) | 32(17.5%) | 0.42 |
| 1 | 30(14.8%) | 34(19.2%) | 25(13.0%) | 32(17.5%) | ||
| 2 | 65(32.2%) | 52(29.4%) | 51(26.4%) | 49(26.8%) | ||
| 3 | 76(37.6%) | 62(35.0%) | 88(45.6%) | 70(38.2%) | ||
| MS Plaque † | ||||||
| Low | 78(38.6%) | 70(39.6%) | 0.85 | 72(37.3%) | 76(41.5%) | 0.40 |
| High | 124(61.4%) | 107(60.5%) | 121(62.7%) | 107(58.5%) | ||
| 0 | 42(20.8%) | 45(25.4%) | 0.51 | 34(17.6%) | 44(24.0%) | 0.43 |
| 1 | 36(17.8%) | 25(14.1%) | 38(19.7%) | 32(17.5%) | ||
| 2 | 42(20.8%) | 31(17.5%) | 30(15.5%) | 23(12.6%) | ||
| 3 | 82(40.6%) | 76(43.0%) | 91(47.2%) | 84 (45.9%) | ||
*
Significantat p<0.05
†
Ordinal categories are Dentocult scores 0 to 3, dichotomous categories are absent (0) and present (1, 2, 3) for infant. For caregiver low (0,1) and high (2, 3)
‡
Due to a few missing data, the table numbers may not add up to the totals for VLBW and NBW.