Children SCD N (%) | Children control-group N (%) | |
---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 31 (55.3) | 112 (54.6) |
Female | 25 (44.7) | 93 (45.4) |
Child living with biological parents | ||
No | 21 (41.1) | 46 (29.0) |
Yes | 30 (58.9) | 113 (71.0) |
Factors related to the disease | ||
Religiosity | 6 (10.7) | |
No | 6 (10.7) | |
Sometimes | 7 (12.5) | |
Frequently | 43 (76.8) | |
Race | ||
White | 9 (16) | |
Black | 19 (34) | |
Mix | 28 (50) | |
Age of diagnostic SCD | ||
<7 months old | 52 (95.5) | |
7 months - 3 years | 3 (5.0) | |
Socio-economic factors | ||
Home overcrowding | ||
<2 people/room | 32 (57.0) | 101 (49.3) |
>2 people/room | 24 (43.0) | 104 (50.7) |
Mother education** | ||
≤8 years | 44 (86.0) | 99 (66.5) |
>8 years | 7 (14.0) | 57 (36.5) |
Father education** | ||
≤8 years | 35 (83.0) | 89 (60.5) |
>8 years | 7 (17.0) | 58 (39.5) |
Own house | ||
No | 32 (63.0) | 100 (62.9) |
Yes | 19 (37.0) | 59 (37.1) |
Own car** | ||
No | 47 (92.0) | 117 (73.6) |
Yes | 4 (8.0) | 42 (26.4) |
Family income U$/month (mean/SD) | 584.4 (245.2) | 615.8 (274.7) |
Oral conditions | ||
DMFT/dmft (mean/SD)* | 1.3 (2.1) | 1.8 (2.0) |
Decayed (mean/SD) | 0.9 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.5) |
Missing (mean/SD) | 0 | 0.2 (0.6) |
Filled (mean/SD) | 0.4 (1.2) | 0.5 (1.0) |
Gingival bleeding (n (%) | ||
No | 47 (84.0) | 182 (88.8) |
Yes | 9 (16.0) | 23 (11.2) |