Table 2.
Dietary variables according to dental caries experience
| Dental Caries | Dental Caries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| D1MFT=0 | D1MFT>0 | D4MFT=0 | D4MFT>0 | |
| 20.3 (82) | 79.9(320) | 69.8(280) | 30.2 (122) | |
| median (IQR) | median (IQR) | |||
| Energy and nutrients | ||||
| Fluoride intake (mg/d) | 0.94 (0.74, 1.12) | 0.85 (0.65, 1.10) | 0.90 (0.69, 1.11) | 0.82 (0.61, 1.06) |
| Fluoride intake (mg/kg/d) | 0.015 (0.012, 0.021) | 0.015 (0.011, 0.020) | 0.016 (0.012, 0.021) | 0.014 (0.010, 0.020) |
| Carbohydrates(g/d) | 298 (229, 409) | 309 (235, 403) | 308 (238, 405) | 306 (216, 393) |
| Carbohydrates(%) | 56.1 (50.9, 60.7) | 57.6 (52.4, 62.7) | 57.5 (52.8, 62.0) | 57.3 (51.9, 62.3) |
| Energy (kcal/d) | 2130 (1676, 2823) | 2150 (1709, 2842) | 2144 (1736, 2858) | 2174 (1628, 2766) |
| Added Sugar (g/d) | 35.1 (15.3, 51.9) | 27.7 (12.9, 52.6) | 29.1 (14.0, 53.0) | 25.8 (10.4, 50.2) |
| Sugar of TEI (%) | 5.9 (2.9, 9.0) | 5.3 (2.6, 8.9) | 5.2 (2.8, 9.0) | 5.3 (2.4, 8.5) |
| Food Groups source of total | ||||
| Carbohydrates | ||||
| SSB (ml/d) | 604 (240, 891) | 570 (291, 857) | 600 (300, 857) | 501 (240, 857) |
| Fruits (g/d) | 165 (78, 303) | 207 (97, 371) | 190 (87, 357) | 207 (107, 370) |
| Candies (g/d) | 8.5 (0, 26) | 5 (0, 26) | 8.5 (0, 26) | 4 (0, 27) |
| Cereals (g/d) | 131 (87, 233) | 153 (95, 221) | 149 (90, 234) | 153 (93, 214) |
| Cereals with sugar (g/d) | 50 (10, 88) | 43 (20, 84) | 49 (19, 88) | 40 (18, 71) |
| Maize (g/d) | 71 (26, 104) | 75 (37, 125) | 75 (32, 114) | 75 (32, 125) |
| Fast food (g/d) | 75 (45, 116) | 56 (18, 111) | 64 (31, 111) | 56 (19, 111) |
| Sugary foods (times/d) * | ||||
| 0 | 7 (8.5) | 13 (4.1) | 13 (5) | 7 (6) |
| [1–2] | 36 (44) | 107 (33.4) | 98 (35) | 45 (37) |
| 2.5–5 | 30 (36.5) | 133 (41.6) | 112 (40) | 51 (42) |
| 5.5 or more | 9 (11) | 67 (20.9) | 57 (20) | 19 (15) |
N=402
Wilcoxon’s rank sum test for continuous variables (2 groups), bolds indicate p<0.05
n(%) Fisheŕs exact tests, bolds indicate p<0.05