Table 3. Correlation between different types of malnutrition and dental abnormalities in malnourished children (n=54).

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.