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. 2021 Dec 22;10:1307. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.74557.1

Table 6. Correlation between different types of malnutrition and dental examination outcomes.

Type of malnutrition HSPM for primary teeth (%) MIH for permanent teeth (%) CI for primary teeth CI for permanent teeth Co-occurrence of HSPM and MIH
Median (IQR) * Median (IQR) * Median (IQR) * Median (IQR) * n (%) ***
Overweight or obese 0 (0–6.7) 0 (0–0) 6 (4–8.5) 2 (0–4.5) 3 (18.8)
Stunted 14.2 (0–16.9) 19.4 (15.2–25) 6 (3–10.8) 1 (0–3.3) 10 (71.4)
Underweight and stunted 5.6 (0–16.5) 20 (0–33.3) 5.5 (0–10.3) 1 (0–3.5) 2 (40.0)
Wasted 0 (0–8.7) 0 (0–4.2) 2 (0–7.8) 1.5 (0–3.5) 16 (39)
P value ** 0.011 ** < 0.001 ** 0.234 0.658 Not applicable ****
*

IQR: Interquartile Range.

**

P value is significant if < 0.05.

***

The number and percentages of cases that showed the prevalence of co-occurrence of HSPM and MIH within each category of malnutrition.

****

Chi square test is not applicable as 7 cells (> 25%) have expected count less than 5.