Table 2.
The distribution of the population across background variables according to the most severe caries stages
| Questionnaire Items | Highest caries score (ICDAS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy n (%) | Initial n (%) | Moderate n (%) | Extensive n (%) | p-value | |
| Maternal nationality | |||||
| European Union | 217 (59.45) | 9 (2.46) | 47 (12.88) | 92 (25.21) | |
| Not European Union | 7 (29.17) | 1 (4.17) | 5 (20.83) | 11 (45.83) | 0.02 |
| Parental educational level | |||||
| Mother | |||||
| Compulsory education | 86 (57.72) | 2 (1.34) | 12 (8.05) | 49 (32.89) | |
| Secondary school | 107 (57.53) | 5 (2.69) | 30 (16.13) | 44 (23.65) | |
| University | 31 (57.41) | 3 (5.55) | 10 (18.52) | 10 (18.52) | <0.01 |
| Father | |||||
| Compulsory education | 114 (54.55) | 3 (1.44) | 27 (12.92) | 65 (31.09) | |
| Secondary school | 89 (61.81) | 3 (2.08) | 22 (15.28) | 30 (20.83) | |
| University | 19 (57.58) | 4 (12.12) | 3 (9.09) | 7 (21.21) | <0.01 |
| Maternal occupational status | |||||
| Housewife | 89 (60.54) | 1 (0.69) | 15 (10.20) | 42 (28.57) | |
| Unemployed | 24 (50.00) | 2 (4.17) | 6 (12.50) | 16 (33.33) | |
| Employed | 88 (59.46) | 4 (2.70) | 27 (18.24) | 29 (19.60) | |
| Self-employed | 24 (53.33) | 3 (6.67) | 3 (6.67) | 15 (33.33) | 0.06 |
| Sweetened pacifier at night | |||||
| Yes | 71 (54.61) | 3 (2.31) | 11 (8.46) | 45 (34.62) | |
| No | 153 (59.08) | 7 (2.70) | 41 (15.83) | 58 (22.39) | 0.03 |
| Lactose-free milk | |||||
| Yes | 16 (41.03) | 1 (2.56) | 10 (25.64) | 12 (30.77) | |
| No | 207 (59.65) | 9 (2.59) | 41 (11.82) | 90 (25.94) | 0.046 |
| Frequency of toothbrushing | |||||
| 1/day | 37 (51.39) | 3 (4.17) | 7 (9.72) | 25 (34.72) | |
| 2/day | 122 (53.98) | 6 (2.65) | 35 (15.49) | 63 (27.88) | |
| > 2/day | 65 (71.43) | 1 (1.10) | 10 (10.99) | 15 (16.48) | 0.046 |
The chi-square test was performed, and when a cell had a value less than five, Fisher’s exact test was performed