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Table 2 Association between Significant Caries Index (SIC) and sample variables among nursery children

From: Dental caries and their association with socioeconomic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and eating habits among preschool children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — the NOPLAS project

 

SIC

X 2

P-value

n

%

Mean dmft (SD)

  

Nationality

   

17.29

0.000

 Emirati

32

50.8

5.0 (3.0)

  

 Non-Emirati

10

15.9

4.1 (3.0)

  

Gender

   

2.069

0.15

 Boys

32

38.6

4.7 (2.5)

  

 Girls

15

24.8

5.1 (3.7)

  

Nursery

   

21.677

0.000

 Urban

6

12

3.2 (1.2)

  

 Suburban

19

36.5

4.9 (3.3)

  

 Rural

22

59.5

5.1 (2.9)

  

Age group

   

3.59

0.166

 18–24 months

2

25

3.5 (0.7)

  

 25–36 months

9

21.4

4.7 (3.6)

  

 > 36 months

32

37.6

4.9 (3.0)

  
  1. Abbreviations: SIC Significant Caries Index, dmft decayed, missing and filled teeth index, SD standard deviation
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