Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for caries experience under various definitions and relevant risk factors at the 10- and 15-year follow-ups
| Variable | Category | Mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMF/S | NCCL/S | DMF + NCCL/S | |||||
| 10-year | 15-year | 10-year | 15-year | 10-year | 15-year | ||
| Overall sample | 0.36 (1.20) | 1.24 (2.55) | 1.45 (1.27) | 4.80 (7.24) | 1.81 (2.71) | 6.04 (8.13) | |
| Gender | Male | 0.40 (1.40) | 1.22 (2.32) | 1.74 (2.56) | 5.41 (8.43) | 2.14 (2.99) | 6.63 (9.21) |
| Female | 0.32 (0.94) | 1.25 (2.75) | 1.15 (1.87) | 4.25 (5.94) | 1.47 (2.34) | 5.51 (6.99) | |
| Parental education | High | 0.35 (1.21) | 1.18 (2.38) | 1.38 (2.18) | 4.66 (6.80) | 1.73 (2.62) | 5.84 (7.55) |
| Medium | 0.40 (1.16) | 1.53 (3.34) | 1.73 (2.63) | 5.65 (9.20) | 2.13 (3.12) | 7.18 (10.64) | |
| Low | 0.58 (1.06) | 1.04 (1.71) | 1.68 (2.30) | 3.58 (5.90) | 2.26 (2.49) | 4.63 (6.18) | |
| BMI | Normal | 0.36 (1.22) | 1.24 (2.55) | 1.40 (2.21) | 4.67 (7.07) | 1.76 (2.64) | 5.91 (7.96) |
| Underweight | 0.25 (0.88) | 0.58 (1.19) | 1.31 (2.32) | 3.40 (5.48) | 1.56 (2.72) | 3.98 (5.72) | |
| Overweight/obese | 0.59 (1.39) | 1.70 (3.19) | 2.30 (2.65) | 7.27 (9.46) | 2.89 (3.28) | 8.96 (10.44) | |
| Plaque-affected sextants | 0 | 0.35 (1.58) | 1.21 (2.65) | 0.71 (1.24) | 3.35 (5.05) | 1.06 (1.99) | 4.56 (6.18) |
| 1 | 0.36 (1.06) | 1.35 (2.76) | 1.47 (2.16) | 3.96 (5.85) | 1.83 (2.60) | 5.31 (6.79) | |
| 2 | 0.44 (1.02) | 1.09 (1.69) | 1.50 (2.54) | 6.21 (7.47) | 1.93 (3.01) | 7.31 (7.67) | |
| 3 | 0.40 (1.18) | 1.73 (3.14) | 1.68 (2.26) | 4.92 (6.09) | 2.08 (2.62) | 6.66 (7.51) | |
| 4 | 0.24 (0.76) | 0.92 (1.72) | 1.92 (2.53) | 8.29 (8.75) | 2.16 (2.82) | 9.21 (9.21) | |
| 5 | 0.44 (1.36) | 1.07 (2.65) | 2.28 (3.01) | 8.02 (9.15) | 2.72 (3.68) | 9.09 (10.12) | |
| 6 | 0.26 (0.87) | 1.31 (2.66) | 2.15 (2.82) | 5.10 (9.06) | 2.40 (2.97) | 6.41 (10.12) | |
| Mode of SSD consumption | Not consumed | 0.39 (1.01) | 0.84 (1.53) | 1.48 (2.34) | 3.63 (5.77) | 1.87 (2.77) | 4.47 (6.24) |
| With food | 0.46 (1.77) | 1.10 (2.36) | 1.26 (1.91) | 4.38 (6.51) | 1.73 (2.80) | 5.49 (7.25) | |
| Without food | 0.23 (0.86) | 1.07 (2.04) | 1.37 (2.35) | 5.22 (6.63) | 1.60 (2.52) | 6.29 (7.30) | |
| With/without food | 0.38 (1.03) | 1.42 (2.93) | 1.59 (2.37) | 4.99 (7.91) | 1.97 (2.74) | 6.42 (8.96) | |
| Energy content of SSDs | Diet/light/zero | 0.17 (0.60) | 1.23 (2.38) | 1.73 (2.46) | 5.63 (9.07) | 1.89 (2.66) | 6.86 (9.60) |
| Normal | 0.38 (0.99) | 1.10 (2.30) | 1.89 (2.83) | 4.80 (7.13) | 2.27 (3.21) | 5.91 (8.02) | |
| Mixed | 0.40 (1.37) | 1.32 (2.70) | 1.29 (1.99) | 4.79 (7.21) | 1.69 (2.51) | 6.11 (8.16) | |
DMF/S decayed, missing, filled surfaces, NCCL/S non-cavitated carious lesions, DMF + NCCL/S overall caries burden (DMF/S + NCCL/S)