Table 4A: Caries distribution in different BMI group
| Caries | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |||||
| Mean deft | 1.80 | 2.15 | 4.01 | 3.50 | |||||
| SD deft (+/-) | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.73 | 1.72 | |||||
| Mean DMFT | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.69 | 0.64 | |||||
| SD DMFT (+/-) | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.67 |
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