Study groups | Dmft Median (IQR) | p-valuea |
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ECC | ||
Carious | 5.0 (4.0–6.8)b | < 0.001a |
Non-carious | 0.5 (0–1.0)b | |
Anemia | ||
Anemic | 2.5 (1.0–6.75)b | 0.134a |
Non-anemic | 2.5 (0.0–4.0)b |
Cases (with ECC) | Mean ± SD | t-test (p-valuec) |
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Dmft score for the children with and without anemia in children with caries | ||
Group I (children with ECC and Anemia) | 6.20 ± 1.73 | 4.257(0.000)c |
Group II (children with ECC without Anemia) | 4.35 ± 0.88 |