Table 1.
Dental caries status and PUFA score according to study variables.
| Characteristics | N (%) | Caries status |
PUFA Score Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence (D ≥ 1) N (%) |
Absence (D = 0) N (%) |
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| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Low | 156 (51.7) | 46 (29.5) | 110 (70.5) | 0.44 (0.74) | |
| Middle | 135(44.7) | 34 (25.2) | 101 (74.8) | 0.30 (0.84) | |
| High | 11(3.6) | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 0.45 (0.52) | |
| Frequency of sugar intake | |||||
| Once per day | 171(56.6) | 34 (19.9) | 137 (80.1) | 0.27 (0.58) | |
| More than once per day | 131(43.4) | 51 (38.9) | 80 (61.1) | 0.52 (0.96) | |
| Frequency of brushing | |||||
| Once a day | 23(7.6) | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 0.70 (1.72) | |
| Twice a day | 37(12.3) | 12 (32.4) | 25 (67.6) | 0.24 (0.43) | |
| Irregular | 242(80.1) | 65 (26.9) | 177 (73.1) | 0.37 (0.67) | |
| Parental education | |||||
| Primary | 143(47.4) | 45 (31.5) | 98 (68.5) | 0.47 (0.76) | |
| Secondary | 62(20.5) | 13 (21.0) | 49 (79.0) | 0.18 (0.39) | |
| Higher | 87(30.3) | 27 (27.8) | 70 (72.8) | 0.37 (0.96) | |
| BMI groups | |||||
| Underweight (less than 5th percentile) |
30(9.9) | 14 (46.7) | 16 (53.3) | 0.60 (0.81) | |
| Normal weight (5th to 84th percentile) |
178(58.9) | 56 (31.5) | 122 (68.5) | 0.39 (0.68) | |
| Overweight (85th to 95th percentile) |
54(17.9) | 7 (13.0) | 47 (87.0) | 0.04 (0.19) | |
| Obese (greater than 95th percentile) |
40(13.2) | 8 (20.0) | 32 (80.0) | 0.60 (1.34) | |
| Central obesity measured by WC | |||||
| Nonobese (less than the 90th percentile) |
203(67.2) | 70 (34.5) | 133 (65.5) | 0.43 (0.71) | |
| Obese (more than 90th percentile) |
99(32.8) | 15 (15.2) | 84 (84.8) | 0.26 (0.90) | |
| Total | 302(100) | 85 (28.1) | 217 (71.9) | 0.38 (0.78) | |
BMI = body mass index; PUFA = pulp involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess; SD = standard deviation; WC = waist circumference