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Table 2 The relationship between ECC and some related factors

From: The prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in 1-2 yrs olds in a semi-urban area of Sri Lanka

 

%

Mean dmft(sd)

P value

F

df

Long term medications-yes

15.36

2.02(3.67)

   

   no

84.63

2.00(2.84)

0.000

22.16

2

Night feeding-yes

83.2

1.95(2.80)

0.352

0.86

1

   No

16.8

2.34(3.87)

   

Bottle feeding-yes

54

1.94(2.04)

0.614

0.25

2

   No

46

2.09(2.89)

   

Sugar intake with milk-yes

74.7

2.27(3.12)

0.013

6.21

1

   no

25.3

1.50(2.61)

   

Sweet consumption

     

< 3 days/week

55.8

1.71(2.79)

0.013

4.02

3

3-4

20.1

2.36(3.45)

   

> 4

24.1

2.79(3.01)

   

Snacking

     

< 3 days/week

19.1

1.36(2.55)

0.013

1.53

3

3-4

19.1

2.04(3.07)

   

> 4

68.1

2.19(3.04)

   

Average sugar added to food and beverages per day

     

< 3 teaspoons

85.2

1.09(2.83)

0.181

1.99

5

> 3

14.8

    

Frequency of teeth cleaning -

     

   ≤1

32.93

1.75(2.98)

0.176

1.17

6

   ≥2

67.07

2.08(2.95)

   

Dentifrice-

     

none

23.1

1.44(2.47)

0.222

3.86

2

Fluoridated

47.1

2.39(3.23)

   

Non-fluoridated

29.8

2.11(3.06)

   

Mothers visited a dental clinic during pregnancy-

     

yes

70.73

2.11(3.01)

0.000

23.00

2

no

29.26

1.75(2.90)

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