Table 2.

Gestational weight gain, sugar consumption index, and sugar purchases according to permanent dentition caries prevalence at age 6 years

Variables	Children with caries in permanent teeth at 6 years Mean (SD)	Children without caries in permanent teeth at 6 years Mean (SD)	Mean difference (95% CI)	p
Gestational weight gain, kg	15.3 (6.9)	11.2 (6.5)	−4.1 (−7.0, −1.1)	0.007
Sugar consumption index at 6 months, number of items	6.5 (2.2)	4.9 (2.4)	−1.6 (−2.7, −0.6)	0.003
Household monthly sugar purchases at 3 years, kg/person	2.2 (2.9)	1.0 (0.8)	−1.2 (−1.7, −0.6)	<0.001

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval