Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for outcome variables (N = 710 participants)
| Gender | Statistical test / significance level | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | |||||
| Age (months) | Mean +/− SD | 113.81 +/− 11.4 | 114.24 +/− 11.3 | * / 0.615 | 114.01 +/− 11.3 | |
| Perception of oral health | Excellent | % (n) | 27.5% (103) | 32.2% (108) | ** / 0.521 | 29.7 (211) |
| Very good | % (n) | 25.6% (96) | 20.9% (70) | 23.4 (166) | ||
| good | % (n) | 19.5% (73) | 18.5% (62) | 19.0 (135) | ||
| average | % (n) | 17.1% (64) | 19.7% (66) | 18.3 (130) | ||
| I do not know | % (n) | 10.4% (39) | 8.7% (29) | 9.6 (68) | ||
| BMI categories | normal weight | % (n) | 76.3% (286) | 78.2% (262) | ** / 0.293 | 77.2 (548) |
| overweight | % (n) | 14.4% (54) | 19.1% (64) | 16.6 (118) | ||
| obese | % (n) | 9.3% (35) | 2.7% (9) | 6.2 (44) | ||
| BMI Z-score | Mean +/− SD | 0.97 +/− 1.38 | 0.78 +/− 1.34 | * / 0.068 | 0.88 +/− 1.36 | |
| dmft score | Mean +/− SD | 1.71 +/− 1.97 | 2.08 +/− 2.13 | * / 0.017 | 1.89 +/− 2.06 | |
| DMFT score | Mean +/− SD | 0.85 +/− 1.09 | 0.88 +/− 1.11 | * / 0.720 | 0.86 +/− 1.10 | |
| DAI score | Mean +/− SD | 23.70 +/− 7.74 | 23.26 +/− 6.48 | * / 0.406 | 23.49 +/− 7.17 | |
| Orthodontic treatment need | % (n) | 36.3 (136) | 36.7 (123) | ** / 0.901 | 36.5 (259) | |
| Total no of untreated decayed teeth | Mean +/− SD | 1.74 +/− 1.83 | 2.14 +/− 2.09 | * / 0.006 | 1.93 +/− 1.97 | |
Note: * t-test ** Mann-Whitney
SD standard deviation