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Table 3 Demographics and DHS measures

From: Impact of dental health on children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

Variable

DT/dt

MT/mt

FT/ft

DMFT/dmft

DMFS/dmfs

No. of sealed teeth

No. of non-cavitated teeth

RI

Plaque index

PUFA score

Gender

          

  Male

2.0 (2.2)

0.4 (1.0)

0.7 (1.2)

3.1 (2.8)

6.4 (8.0)a

1.9 (2.5)

2.3 (2.2)

0.2 (0.3)

0.9 (0.4)

0.4 (0.9)

  Female

1.9 (2.3)

0.2 (0.6)

0.6 (1.2)

2.7 (2.6)

4.9 (5.8)b

1.7 (2.6)

2.4 (2.3)

0.2 (0.3)

0.9 (0.4)

0.3 (0.7)

Mother’s education

          

  High school or less

2.9 (2.8)a

0.3 (0.9)

0.6 (.9)a

3.8 (3.1)a

7.6 (7.9)a

1.5 (2.4)

3.0 (2.4)a

0.2 (0.3)a

1.0 (0.4)

0.5 (1.2)

  More than high school

1.7 (2.0)b

0.3 (0.8)

0.6 (.9)a

2.5 (2.6)b

5.3 (6.8)b

1.9 (2.6)

2.3 (2.1)b

0.2 (0.3)a

0.9 (0.4)

0.3 (0.8)

  College

1.7 (2.0)b

0.3 (0.9)

0.7 (1.2)a

2.7 (2.6)a

5.0 (6.5)b

1.8 (2.6)

2.1 (2.1)b

0.2 (0.4)a

0.9 (0.4)

0.3 (0.7)

  Post-college

1.0 (1.3)b

0.1 (0.4)

2.1 (2.4)b

3.3 (3.4)a,b

4.9 (5.1)b

1.7 (1.9)

0.7 (1.1)b

0.5 (0.4)b

0.8 (0.3)

0.2 (0.5)

Number of children in the family

          

  Only child

2.7 (3.1)b

0.0

0.0

2.7 (3.1)a

3.7 (4.7)

0.0

1.3 (0.6)

0.2 (0.3)

0.8 (1.0)a

 

  2–4

1.6 (2.1)a

0.3 (0.8)

0. 7 (1.2)

2.5 (2.6)a

4.8 (6.4)

1.9 (2.7)

2.4 (2.2)

0.2 (0.4)

0.8 (0.4)a

0.3 (0.7)

  More than 4

2.7 (2.4)b

0.3 (0.9)

0.6 (1.1)

3.2 (2.8)b

6.6 (7.5)

1.6 (2.4)

2.4 (2.2)

0.2 (0.3)

1.0 (0.4)b

0.4 (1.0)

Mother age

          

  Under 40

2.0 (2.2)

0.3 (0.8)

0.6 (1.1)

2.9 (2.7)

5.5 (6.55)

1.7 (2.3)

2.5 (2.2)

0.2 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

0.3 (0.8)

  40 and over

1.9 (2.2)

0.3 (0.9)

0.7 (1.2)

2.9 (2.8)

5.8 (7.41)

1.9 (2.8)

2.2 (2.2)

0.2 (0.4)

0.9 (0.4)

0.3 (0.9)

  1. Within columns, means followed by different superscript letters represent statistical differences among groups by t-test or ANOVA (with LSD post-hoc analysis)
  2. D/d = decayed; F/f = filled; M/m = missing; S/s = surface; T = permanent teeth; t = primary teeth; RI = Restorative index; PUFA = Pulp, Ulcer, Fistula, Abscess