Table 2.
Caries and associated factors among Ghanaian children.
| Variable | Caries, N (%) | X2 (P value) |
Mean DMFT | Mann-Whitney test for DMFT (P value) | OR | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | .634 | .994 | ||||
| Female | 90 (13.0) | 0.28 | Ref | |||
| Male | 59 (14.0) | 0.26 | 1.09 | 0.77-1.55 | ||
| Age | .231 | .918 | ||||
| 13-16 years | 81 (12.3) | 0.28 | Ref | |||
| 9-12 years | 68 (14.8) | 0.25 | 1.24 | 0.87-1.75 | ||
| Previous dental visits | .292 | .444 | ||||
| Yes | 7 (9.3) | 0.23 | Ref | |||
| No | 142 (13.6) | 0.28 | 1.43 | 0.64-3.19 | ||
| Occlusion | .291 | .331 | ||||
| Normal | 136 (13.7) | 0.23 | Ref | |||
| Malocclusion | 13 (10.3) | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.40-1.32 | ||
| Periodontal disease | .747 | .743 | ||||
| Absent | 102 (13.1) | 0.26 | Ref | |||
| Present | 47 (13.8) | 0.28 | 0.94 | 0.65-1.36 |
DMFT = decayed, missing, or filled teeth; OR = odds ratio.
!Fisher exact test used where applicable