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. 2021 May-Jun;14(3):403–411. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1963

Table 3.

Caries prevalence among the study population according to different age groups among different socioeconomic status

Age categorized DMFT Total dmft Total
Absent Present Absent Present
5–8 years (group I) SES class Upper 51 5 56 7 49 56
91.1% 8.9% 100.0% 12.5% 87.5% 100.0%
Upper middle 397 43 440 128 312 440
90.2% 9.8% 100.0% 29.1% 70.9% 100.0%
Middle/lower middle 193 10 203 54 149 203
95.1% 4.9% 100.0% 26.6% 73.4% 100.0%
Lower/upper lower 116 3 119 22 97 119
97.5% 2.5% 100.0% 18.5% 81.5% 100.0%
Lower 2 0 2 2 0 2
100.0% 0% 100.0% 100.0% 0% 100.0%
Total 759 61 820 213 607 820
92.6% 7.4% 100.0% 26.0% 74.0% 100.0%
Chi-square 9.863, p value 0.043* Chi-square 18.721, p value 0.002*
9–11 years (group II) SES class Upper 28 11 39 21 18 39
71.8% 28.2% 100.0% 53.8% 46.2% 100.0%
Upper middle 197 66 263 138 125 263
74.9% 25.1% 100.0% 52.5% 47.5% 100.0%
Middle/lower middle 93 30 123 43 80 123
75.6% 24.4% 100.0% 35.0% 65.0% 100.0%
Lower/upper lower 55 17 72 22 50 72
76.4% 23.6% 100.0% 30.6% 69.4% 100.0%
Lower 0 3 3 2 1 3
0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 33.3% 100.0%
Total 373 127 500 226 274 500
74.6% 25.4% 100.0% 45.2% 54.8% 100.0%
Chi-square 9.174, p value 0.057 Chi-square 18.791, p value 0.001*