Table 3.
Relationship between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks (SSDs) and caries development under various definitions at the 10- and 15-year follow-ups
| Caries definition | Category | N (%) | SSD consumption, in portions, mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-year | 15-year | 10-year | 15-year | ||
| Overall sample | – | 915 (100) | 996 (100) | 0.48 (0.85)* | 0.83 (1.40)* |
| DMF/S | 0 | 772 (84.4) | 636 (63.9) | 0.45 (0.75) | 0.73 (1.15)a |
| ≥1 | 143 (15.6) | 360 (36.1) | 0.64 (1.28) | 1.01 (1.74)a | |
| NCCL/S | 0 | 477 (52.1) | 337 (33.8) | 0.38 (0.65)b | 0.74 (1.09) |
| ≥1 | 438 (47.9) | 659 (66.2) | 0.58 (1.02)b | 0.87 (1.53) | |
| DMF + NCCL/S | 0 | 428 (46.8) | 266 (26.7) | 0.37 (0.63)c | 0.73 (1.04) |
| ≥1 | 487 (53.2) | 730 (73.3) | 0.57 (1.00)c | 0.86 (1.51) | |
DMF/S decayed, missing, filled surfaces, NCCL/S non-cavitated carious lesions, DMF + NCCL/S overall caries burden (DMF/S + NCCL/S)
*Statistically significant difference between 10- and 15-year SSD consumption using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test (p < 0.001)
a,b,cStatistically significant SSD consumption between healthy and caries-affected children at 10- and 15-year follow-ups using Mann-Whitney-U test