. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 6;44(2):154–161. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12200

Table 1.

Comparison of mean values for selected quantitative demographic and clinical risk factor variables by caries status in American Indian children.

Variable	Caries Experience at 36 Months	N	Mean	Std Dev	P-value
Child's Age (months)	No	46	35.4	0.7	0.4852
	Yes	186	35.4	0.9
Total Erupted Teeth	No	46	19. 9	0.6	0.3999
	Yes	186	20.0	0.3
Maternal Age (years)	No	46	24.2	5.7	0.4102
	Yes	186	23.7	5.6
Maternal DMFS	No	46	19.4	12.7	0.0053
	Yes	186	29.4	22.2
Household Size	No	46	6.0	1.9	0.0046
	Yes	186	7.3	2.9