Table 4.
Child Oral Health and Nutrition Status.
| Child Characteristics | Total (n = 959 Children) * | Age < 3 | Age ≥ 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD or Number (%) | Mean ± SD or Number (%) | Mean ± SD or Number (%) | |
| Oral health status | |||
| Frequency of caries | 476 (49.6) | 63 (17.8) | 413 (68.3) |
| Mean proportion of untreated caries ** | 0.96 ± 0.15 | 0.90 ± 0.30 | 1.00 ± 0.10 |
| Range in number of dmft ** | 0 to 20 | 0 to 10 | 0 to 20 |
| Mean number of dmft ** for all children | 2.7 ± 3.9 | 0.7 ± 1.8 | 3.9 ± 4.3 |
| Mean number of dmft ** for children with caries | 5.4 ± 4.0 | 3.7 ± 2.5 | 5.7 ± 4.1 |
| Distribution of number of decayed teeth | |||
| No decayed teeth | 483 (50.4) | 291 (82.2) | 192 (31.7) |
| 1 to 4 decayed teeth | 252 (26.3) | 43 (12.2) | 209 (34.6) |
| 5 to 9 decayed teeth | 145 (15.1) | 17 (4.8) | 128 (21.2) |
| 10 or more decayed teeth | 79 (8.2) | 3 (0.9) | 76 (12.6) |
| Frequency of deep decay into the pulp | 178 (18.6) | 9 (2.5) | 169 (27.9) |
| Range in number of deep decay (d3) | 0 to 15 | 0 to 8 | 0 to 15 |
| Frequency of mouth pain | |||
| Any mouth pain (occasionally/frequently/always) | 243 (27.2) | 32 (9.8) | 211 (37.3) |
| Mouth pain (frequently/always only) | 109 (12.2) | 13 (4.0) | 96 (17.0) |
| Mother’s assessment of child’s oral health as “bad” | 185 (20.1) | 29 (8.7) | 156 (26.5) |
| Mother’s assessment of child’s overall health as “bad” | 115 (12.3) | 38 (11.0) | 77 (13.0) |
| Nutrition status. HAZ < −2 or WAZ < −2 or BAZ < −2 | 538 (56.1) | 213 (60.3) | 325 (53.7) |
| HAZ < −2 | 401 (41.8) | 163 (46.1) | 238 (39.3) |
| WAZ < −2 | 342 (35.7) | 109 (30.8) | 233 (38.5) |
| BAZ < −2 | 201 (21.0) | 124 (20.5) | 77 ± 21.8 |
| Mean Z–score HAZ | −1.6 ± 1.5 | −1.7 ± 1.7 | −1.6 ± 1.3 |
| Mean Z–score WAZ | −1.6 ± 1.1 | −1.5 ± 1.1 | −1.6 ± 1.1 |
| Mean Z–score BAZ | −0.8 ± 1.4 | −0.7 ± 1.6 | −0.9 ± 1.2 |
* Excludes missing values; SD: Standard Deviation; HAZ: height-for-age Z–score; WAZ: weight for-age Z–score; BAZ: BMI-for-age Z–score; ** d/dmft; dmft: decayed teeth/decayed, missing, or filled teeth