Table 4: Caries severity by nutritional status in the children.
| Variable | Mean DMFT (SD) | N | F Statistic(p-value) |
| Age | 2.986(0.011)* | ||
| 5 | 0.20 (0.672) | 55 | |
| 6 | 0.47 (1.339) | 162 | |
| 7 | 0.51 (1.187) | 165 | |
| 8 | 0.60 (1.197) | 198 | |
| 9 | 0.57 (1.085) | 177 | |
| 10 | 0.28 (0.828 | 216 | |
| Gender | 0.364(0.546) | ||
| Male | 0.46 (1.181) | 488 | |
| Female | 0.50 (1.090) | 485 | |
| Type of School | 0.522(0.470) | ||
| Public School | 0.44 (1.079) | 661 | |
| Private School | 0.50 (1.246) | 312 | |
| Recoded OHI Score | 2.264(0.133) | ||
| Good | 0.43 (1.091) | 608 | |
| Fair | 0.55 (1.203) | 365 | |
| Weight for Age | 0.418(0.659) | ||
| -2 ≤ Z score≤+2 | 0.49 (1.099) | 807 | |
| Z score < -2 | 0.52 (1.390) | 132 | |
| Z score > +2 | 0.32 (0.843) | 34 | |
| Height for Age | 1.597(0.203) | ||
| -2 ≤ Z score≤+2 | 0.51 (1.175) | 795 | |
| Z score < -2 | 0.33 (0.809) | 135 | |
| Z score > +2 | 0.40 (1.237) | 43 | |
| Weight for Height | 2.201(0.111) | ||
| -2 ≤ Z score≤+2 | 0.46 (1.072) | 838 | |
| Z score < -2 | 0.69 (1.576) | 106 | |
| Z score > +2 | 0.34 (0.897) | 29 | |
| TOTAL | 0.48 (1.136) | 973 | |