Table 4.
Age | Hapcheon in 2000 * | Hapcheon in 2015 | Caries Reducing Effects (%) | p-Value | ||||
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N | Mean | SE † | N | Mean | SE † | |||
Total | 671 | 1.81 ‡ | 0.07 | 336 | 0.60 ‡ | 0.10 | 66.9 | <0.001 ‡ |
8 | 213 | 0.69 § | 0.08 | 103 | 0.43 § | 0.11 | 37.7 | 0.001 § |
10 | 198 | 1.40 § | 0.11 | 116 | 0.46 § | 0.16 | 67.1 | 0.008 § |
12 | 260 | 3.01 § | 0.15 | 117 | 0.98 § | 0.22 | 67.4 | <0.001 § |
Caries reducing effects = [(Hapcheon in 2000 − Hapcheon in 2015)/Hapcheon in 2000]) × 100. * Results from oral examinations before the implementation of the CWFP in Hapcheon. † Standard error. ‡ Results from ANCOVA adjusted for age, gender, and the number of sealant teeth. § Results from ANCOVA adjusted for gender and the number of sealant teeth.