Table 1.
Population Characteristics of Children Surveyed in 2011-2012 School Health Screening (n=831)
| Primary Dentition | Permanent Dentition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | Decay-Free | Mean Decaya (SD) | Decay-Free | Mean Decaya (SD) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Boys | 51.3% | 37.6% | 4.79 (3.45) | 37.1% | 3.30 (2.49) |
| Girls | 48.7% | 42.2% | 4.85 (3.14) | 33.3% | 3.39 (2.43) |
| School Type | |||||
| Private | 21.8% | 47.5% | 3.86 (2.65) | 48.6% | 2.70 (1.77) |
| Public | 78.2% | 37.7% | 5.05 (3.41) | 31.5% | 3.48 (2.56) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Palauan | 91.0% | 39.3% | 4.89 (3.29) | 33.6% | 3.37 (2.48) |
| Other | 9.0% | 45.3% | 4.10 (3.43) | 52.0% | 2.94 (2.18) |
| BMI (cat) | |||||
| Underweight | 5.1% | 26.2% | 5.42 (3.35) | 26.2% | 3.42 (1.95) |
| Healthy weight | 65.7% | 37.0% | 4.99 (3.42) | 35.5% | 3.32 (2.37) |
| Overweight | 12.0% | 48.0% | 4.46 (3.32) | 38.0% | 3.26 (2.71) |
| Obese | 17.2% | 49.0% | 4.04 (2.60) | 35.0% | 3.45 (2.76) |
| Physical Activity (PA) | |||||
| Light PA | 12.0% | 42.0% | 4.71 (3.07) | 40.0% | 3.02 (2.31) |
| Moderate PA | 73.9% | 41.0% | 4.77 (3.28) | 34.0% | 3.38 (2.49) |
| Vigorous PA | 14.1% | 31.6% | 5.11 (3.60) | 37.6% | 3.40 (2.39) |
| School Location | |||||
| Urban | 57.2% | 40.0% | 4.64 (3.03) | 35.8% | 3.57 (2.54) |
| Rural | 42.8% | 39.6% | 5.07 (3.64) | 34.6% | 3.04 (2.32) |
| Nicotine | |||||
| No | 97.2% | 39.2% | 4.81 (3.27) | 35.6% | 3.30 (2.41) |
| Yes | 2.8% | 60.9% | 5.44 (5.20) | 21.7% | 4.67 (3.41) |
| Alcohol | |||||
| No | 99.3% | 40.0% | 4.83 (3.31) | 35.5% | 3.33 (2.46) |
| Yes | 0.8% | 16.7% | 4.20 (3.03) | 16.7% | 4.83 (1.47) |
| Tympanometry | |||||
| Type A (normal) | 71.1% | 41.6% | 4.75 (3.24) | 35.9% | 3.35 (2.55) |
| Type B (abnormal) | 17.0% | 32.6% | 5.05 (3.41) | 34.8% | 3.15 (1.92) |
| Type C (abnormal) | 11.9% | 39.4% | 4.87 (3.56) | 32.3% | 3.60 (2.58) |
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Mean decay in students experiencing decay in one or more teeth.