Table 3.
Demographics, dietary and tooth-brushing habits, and oral hygiene status by classification of disability among children with disabilities.
| Variable | VD | HVD | ID | MD | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Total | 70 | (13.08) | 87 | (16.26) | 115 | (21.50) | 212 | (42.43) | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 6–7 years old | 13 | (18.57) | 26 | (29.89) | 34 | (29.57) | 75 | (33.96) | 0.256 |
| 8–9 years old | 25 | (35.71) | 22 | (25.29) | 27 | (23.48) | 52 | (24.53) | |
| 10–12 years old | 32 | (45.71) | 39 | (44.83) | 54 | (46.96) | 88 | (41.51) | |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 39 | (55.71) | 60 | (68.97) | 76 | (66.09) | 122 | (57.55) | 0.142 |
| Female | 31 | (44.29) | 27 | (31.03) | 39 | (33.91) | 90 | (42.45) | |
| Severity of disability | |||||||||
| Mild/moderate | 6 | (8.57) | 27 | (31.03) | 67 | (58.26) | 11 | (5.19) | <0.001 |
| Severe/profound | 64 | (91.43) | 60 | (68.97) | 48 | (41.74) | 201 | (94.81) | |
| Parents’ educational level | |||||||||
| Both low/one low, one high | 38 | (55.88) | 55 | (68.75) | 72 | (69.23) | 85 | (42.93) | <0.001 |
| Both high | 30 | (44.12) | 25 | (31.25) | 32 | (30.77) | 113 | (57.07) | |
| Parents’ occupation | |||||||||
| Both unskilled | 16 | (29.63) | 42 | (54.55) | 58 | (62.37) | 80 | (44.20) | 0.006 |
| One unskilled, one skilled | 22 | (40.74) | 21 | (27.27) | 24 | (25.81) | 62 | (34.25) | |
| Both skilled | 16 | (29.63) | 14 | (18.18) | 11 | (11.83) | 39 | (21.55) | |
| Ask for sweets | |||||||||
| No | 44 | (63.77) | 47 | (54.65) | 67 | (59.82) | 146 | (70.87) | 0.039 |
| Yes | 25 | (36.23) | 39 | (45.35) | 45 | (40.18) | 60 | (29.13) | |
| Frequency of sweets intake | |||||||||
| Never/sometimes | 19 | (29.23) | 15 | (17.86) | 19 | (17.59) | 63 | (31.82) | 0.004 |
| At least once a week | 37 | (56.92) | 46 | (54.76) | 50 | (46.30) | 88 | (44.44) | |
| At least once a day | 9 | (13.85) | 23 | (27.38) | 39 | (36.11) | 47 | (23.74) | |
| Sweets as a reward in behavior control | |||||||||
| No | 47 | (73.44) | 54 | (65.06) | 63 | (58.88) | 119 | (59.50) | 0.183 |
| Yes | 17 | (26.56) | 29 | (34.94) | 44 | (41.12) | 81 | (40.50) | |
| Appetite | |||||||||
| Good | 45 | (64.29) | 70 | (80.46) | 99 | (86.09) | 166 | (78.30) | 0.006 |
| Poor | 25 | (35.71) | 17 | (19.54) | 16 | (13.91) | 46 | (21.70) | |
| Tooth-brushing ability | |||||||||
| Independent | 67 | (97.10) | 74 | (87.06) | 77 | (71.30) | 90 | (44.78) | |
| Dependent | 2 | (2.90) | 11 | (12.94) | 31 | (28.70) | 111 | (55.22) | <0.001 |
| Frequency of tooth-brushing each day | |||||||||
| Sometimes | 1 | (1.45) | 1 | (1.18) | 5 | (4.63) | 8 | (3.98) | <0.001 |
| <3 times | 35 | (50.72) | 77 | (90.59) | 88 | (81.48) | 153 | (76.12) | |
| ≥3 times, after meals | 33 | (47.83) | 7 | (8.24) | 15 | (13.89) | 40 | (19.90) | |
| Plaque | |||||||||
| Yes | 48 | (69.57) | 74 | (87.06) | 97 | (89.81) | 168 | (79.25) | 0.036 |
| No | 22 | (31.88) | 13 | (15.29) | 18 | (16.67) | 44 | (20.75) | |
| Gingivitis | |||||||||
| Yes | 22 | (31.43) | 52 | (59.77) | 68 | (59.13) | 92 | (42.45) | <0.001 |
| No | 48 | (68.57) | 35 | (40.23) | 47 | (40.87) | 120 | (57.55) | |