Table 3.

DMFT scores according to the variables (gender, residential status, disability conditions, intelligence quotient and DAI scores)

Variables		DMFT (Mean ± SD)	p value
Gender	Male	4.04 ± 3.74	> 0.05
	Female	4.85 ± 3.90
Residential status	Resident	3.78 ± 3.09	<0.001
	Non-resident	4.76 ± 4.21
Disability conditions	MD	4.05 ± 3.53	0.03
	MD + CP	4.11 ± 3.83
	MD + A	2.07 ± 2.43
	DS	5.61 ± 4.56
	MD + S-HI	5.63 ± 3.32
	MR + LD	4.75 ± 4.15
Intelligence quotient	Borderline + mild MD	4.24 ± 3.88	0.49
	Moderate MD	4.66 ± 3.74
	Severe + profound MD	3.92 ± 3.86
DAI scores	≤ 25	3.59 ± 2.62	0.15
	26 – 30	3.72 ± 4.57
	31 – 35	4.68 ± 3.67
	≥ 36	4.45 ± 3.80

MD Mental disability, CP Cerebral palsy, DS Down’s syndrome, LD Learning disability, A Autism, S-HI Sensory-hearing impairment.