Table 2. Prevalence of DMFT (per individual) and association with sociodemographic variables.
DMFT = 0 | DMFT = 1 to 3 | DMFT ≥4 | |||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | p | |
Parents´educational level | |||||||
≤ 4th grade | 5 | 26.3 | 3 | 15.8 | 11 | 57.9 | 0.001 |
5–12 grade | 45 | 18.8 | 89 | 37.2 | 105 | 43.9 | |
>12 grade | 29 | 43.3 | 21 | 31.3 | 17 | 25.4 | |
Total | 79 | 24.3 | 113 | 34.8 | 133 | 40.9 | |
Father´s professional situation | |||||||
Employed | 70 | 23.6 | 102 | 34.5 | 124 | 41.9 | 0.5 |
Unemployed | 8 | 21.1 | 17 | 44.7 | 13 | 34.2 | |
Total | 78 | 23.3 | 119 | 35.6 | 137 | 41.1 | |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 44 | 27.3 | 52 | 32.3 | 65 | 40.4 | 0.04 |
Female | 51 | 19.6 | 92 | 35.4 | 117 | 45.0 | |
Total | 95 | 41.3 | 144 | 32.7 | 182 | 26.0 | |
Age | |||||||
≤ 15 years | 62 | 27.1 | 88 | 38.4 | 79 | 34.5 | 0.02 |
> 15 years | 32 | 18.5 | 51 | 29.5 | 90 | 52.0 | |
Total | 94 | 23.4 | 139 | 34.6 | 169 | 42.0 | |
Residence area | |||||||
Rural | 56 | 19.9 | 97 | 34.5 | 128 | 45.6 | 0.1 |
Urban | 39 | 27.9 | 47 | 33.6 | 54 | 38.6 | |
Total | 95 | 22.6 | 144 | 34.2 | 182 | 43.2 |