Table 3.
Mean differences in anthropometric outcomes according to dmft (n = 376).
| HAZ | WAZ | BAZ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Caries | Z-Score (WHO) | Z-Score (WHO) | Z-Score (WHO) | ||||
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | p-Value * | Mean ± SD | p-Value * | Mean ± SD | p-Value * | |
| Tertile classification | |||||||
| dmft = 0–1 caries | 194 (51.6%) | 0.37 ± 1.05 | <0.001 | 0.34 ± 1.16 | <0.001 | 0.18 ± 1.12 | <0.001 |
| dmft = 2–3 caries | 99 (26.3%) | −0.49 ± 0.76 | −0.79 ± 0.83 | −0.79 ± 0.97 | |||
| dmft = ≥4 caries | 83 (22.1%) | −1.05 ± 0.83 | −1.76 ± 0.85 | −1.61 ± 0.92 | |||
| Caries free and tertile classification | |||||||
| dmft = 0 (no caries) | 122 (32.4%) | 0.62 ± 1.05 | <0.001 | 0.64 ± 1.17 | <0.001 | 0.38± 1.15 | <0.001 |
| dmft = 1–2 caries | 126 (33.5%) | −0.10 ± 0.81 | −0.31 ± 0.88 | −0.38 ± 1.00 | |||
| dmft = 3 caries | 45 (12.0%) | −0.85 ± 0.72 | −1.11 ± 0.84 | −0.92 ± 0.98 | |||
| dmft = ≥4 caries | 83 (22.1%) | −1.05 ± 0.83 | −1.7 ± 0.85 | −1.6 ± 0.92 | |||
WHO = World Health Organization; SD = Standard deviation; dmft = decayed missing filled primary teeth; * p-value calculated using Kruskal Wallis test.