Table 3.
Decayed, missing and filled teeth by smoking status (N=7028)
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Smoking status
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Decayed
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Missing
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Filled
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DMFT
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| n | % | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | |
| Smoker | 2100 | 29.9 | 4.8 (2.7) | 4.2 (4.5) | 3.9 (3.9) | 12.9 (6.4) | ||||
| Non-smoker | 4664 | 66.4 | 3.7 (2.5) | 0.000* | 4.1 (4.8) | 0.000* | 3.8 (3.9) | 0.017* | 11.6 (6.7) | 0.000* |
| Former smoker | 74 | 1.1 | 3.5 (2.2) | 7.8 (6.3) | 5.1 (4.2) | 16.4 (7.4) | ||||
| Passive smoker | 190 | 2.7 | 4.3 (2.8) | 6.8 (6.3) | 4.3 (4.0) | 15.5 (6.5) | ||||