Table 1.
Sample description
| Baseline | 6 mos | 12 mos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | |
| Site | ||||||
| Total | 315 | 186 | 209 | 81 | 109 | 46 |
| Washington D.C. | 143 | 28 | 106 | 13 | 58 | 7 |
| 172 | 158 | 103 | 68 | 51 | 39 | |
| Caries-free mean(SD) | Early childhood mean(SD) | Caries-free mean(SD) | Early childhood mean(SD) | Caries-free mean(SD) | Early childhood mean(SD) | |
| 3.35 (0.96) | 4.09 (1.02) | 3.92 (0.93) | 4.65 (1.18) | 4.68 (1.04) | 5.13 (1.22) | |
| Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | Caries-free n (%) | Early childhood caries n (%) | |
| Respondent: Mother | 291 (92) | 166 (90) | 189 (91) | 72(89) | 97 (90) | 39 (85) |
| Child’s sex | ||||||
| Male | 139 (44) | 95 (51) | 86 (42) | 40 (49) | 45 (42) | 20 (43) |
| Female | 176 (56) | 91 (49) | 121 (58) | 41 (51) | 63 (58) | 26 (57) |
| Child’s race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 62 (20) | 98 (53) | 34 (16) | 44 (54) | 18 (17) | 25 (54) |
| African American | 211 (68) | 56 (30) | 146 (70) | 25 (31) | 74 (68) | 16 (35) |
| Other | 38 (12) | 31 (17) | 29 (14) | 12 (15) | 17 (16) | 5 (11) |
| Hispanic | 20 (6) | 16 (9) | 13 (6) | 8 (10) | 6 (6) | 4 (9) |
| Family’s income | ||||||
| <$15,000 | 116 (46) | 78 (46) | 78 (45) | 34 (47) | 33 (39) | 15 (38) |
| $15,000–$24,999 | 35 (14) | 40 (24) | 20 (12) | 14 (19) | 9 (11) | 8 (20) |
| >$25,000 | 102 (40) | 51 (30) | 74 (43) | 25 (34) | 42 (50) | 17 (42) |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Medicaid | 258 (83) | 159 (86) | 173 (83) | 71 (88) | 86 (79) | 39 (85) |
| Private | 50 (16) | 22 (12) | 33 (16) | 7 (9) | 22 (20) | 6 (13) |
| None | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
| OH1 group parental response | ||||||
| Excellent, very good, or good | 304 (97) | 24 (13) | 205 (98) | 65 (80) | 105 (97) | 40 (89) |
| Fair or poor | 11 (3) | 162 (87) | 4 (2) | 16 (20) | 3 (3) | 5 (11) |