Table 3.
Distribution of the gingival clinical presentation by gender and age.
| Modified gingival index | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No inflammation N = 59 |
Mild inflammation N = 35 |
Moderate inflammation N = 6 |
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| Gender n (%) | ||||
| Female | 32 (54.2) | 13 (37.1) | 5 (83.3) | 0.078a |
| Male | 27 (45.8) | 22 (62.1) | 1 (16.7) | |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 9.47 (±3.42) | 8.77 (±4.02) | 4.83 (±2.04) | 0.012b |
| Age groups n (%) | ||||
| 3–5 | 8 (13.6) | 10 (28.6) | 3 (50.0) | 0.135a |
| 6–8 | 22 (37.3) | 8 (22.9) | 3 (50.0) | |
| 9–11 | 11 (18.6) | 3 (8.6) | 0 | |
| 12–14 | 14 (23.7) | 12 (34.3) | 0 | |
| 15-16 | 4 (6.8) | 2 (5.7) | 0 | |
aExact Fisher test. bOne-way ANOVA test.