Table 3.
Significance of association (P values, Odds Ratio and 95% CI) between the number (N) and proportion (%) of subjects with or without dental caries experience and gender
| Experience of dental caries | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Girls | Boys | Both | ||||||
| Yes | No | Total | Yes | No | Total | Yes | No | Total | |
| No. subjects | 250 | 144 | 394 | 207 | 190 | 397 | 457 | 334 | 791 |
| % | 63.5 | 36.5 | 100 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 100 | 57.8 | 42.2 | 100 |
Fisher’s Exact Test; P = 0.002. OR = 1.594 (95% CI 1.199, 2.118).