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Table 2 Salivary HBD-3 levels in different study groups

From: Associations of early childhood caries with salivary beta defensin-3 and childhood anemia: a case–control study

Study groups

n = 80 (%)

HBD-3 levels

Mean ± SD

t-test (p-value)a

ECC

Cases (with ECC)

40 (50)

8.87 ± 4.30

2.064 (0.042)a

Controls (without ECC)

40(50)

7.23 ± 2.57

Anemia

With anemia

40(50)

7.15 ± 2.82

 − 2.482(0.015)a

Without anemia

40(50)

9.02 ± 3.96

Age groups

48–59 Months

22(27.5)

8.31 ± 3.67

0.730b

60–71 Months

58(72.5)

7.95 ± 3.62

Gender

Males

33(41.25)

7.54 ± 2.67

0.292a

Females

47(58.75)

8.41 ± 4.14

  1. at-test
  2. bMann whitney test