Table 4.
CARIES-QC data by subgroup.
| Participants/Subgroups | Number (%) | Mean Score | CARIES-QC Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | SD | |||
| Overall | 486 | 13.29 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 2.53 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 251 (52%) | 13.04 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 2.11 |
| Male | 235 (48%) | 13.56 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 2.89 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Indigenous | 438 (90%) | 13.20 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 2.51 |
| Not indigenous | 48 (10%) | 14.21 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 2.66 |
| Deprivation | ||||||
| Deprivation group 1 (lowest) | 24 (5%) | 15.61 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 3.82 |
| Deprivation group 2 (middle) | 159 (33%) | 13.39 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 2.74 |
| Deprivation group 3 (highest) | 303 (63%) | 13.07 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 2.21 |
| Group | ||||||
| Caries-free | 302 (61%) | 13.19 | 12 | 25 | 0–13 | 2.49 |
| Caries experience | 184 (39%) | 13.49 | 12 | 28 | 0–16 | 2.61 |