Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample and occurrence of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) according to the independent variables.
| Variables | N | (%) | TDI
|
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | ||||
| Gender | 0.010 | ||||
| Male | 233 | (50.9) | 85 | (36.5) | |
| Female | 225 | (49.1) | 57 | (25.3) | |
| Mother’s schooling | 0.509 | ||||
| < 8 years | 142 | (31.0) | 41 | (28.9) | |
| ≥ 8 years | 316 | (69.0) | 101 | (32.0) | |
| Family Income | 0.987 | ||||
| 1st Tertile | 149 | (33.5) | 47 | (31.5) | |
| 2nd Tertile | 150 | (33.8) | 46 | (30.7) | |
| 3rd Tertile | 145 | (32.7) | 45 | (31.0) | |
| Birth weight | 0.451 | ||||
| <2,500 g | 27 | (6.2) | 06 | (22.2) | |
| 2,500 – 4,000 g | 376 | (85.8) | 116 | (30.9) | |
| > 4,000 g | 35 | (8.0) | 13 | (37.1) | |
| Birth length | 0.089 | ||||
| <48 cm | 110 | (25.3) | 27 | (24.5) | |
| ≥48 cm | 325 | (74.7) | 108 | (33.2) | |
| Head circumference at birth | 0.309 | ||||
| < −1SD | 63 | (13.8) | 23 | (36.5) | |
| ≥ −1SD | 395 | (86.2) | 119 | (30.1) | |
| Type of birth | 0.526 | ||||
| Cesarean | 136 | (30.8) | 45 | (33.1) | |
| Normal | 306 | (69.2) | 92 | (30.1) | |
| Head circumference at 12 months | 0.300 | ||||
| < −0.5SD | 56 | (12.2) | 14 | (25.0) | |
| ≥ −0.5SD | 402 | (87.8) | 128 | (31.8) | |
| BMI at 12 months | 0.004 | ||||
| Normal | 209 | (51.2) | 50 | (23.9) | |
| Overweight / obese | 199 | (48.8) | 74 | (37.2) | |
| Height for age at 12 months | 0.498 | ||||
| ≤1SD | 369 | (90.2) | 110 | (29.8) | |
| >1SD | 40 | (9.8) | 14 | (35.0) | |
SD - Standard Deviation