Table 4 Findings for the discriminant validity of the M-ECOHIS (n = 303)
Variables | Child section | Family section | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SE)a | RRb (95% CI)c | Mean (SE) | RR (95% CI) | Mean (SE) | RR (95% CI) | |
Dental caries experience | ||||||
Dmft = 0 | 0.92 (0.11) | 1.00 | 0.62 (0.08) | 1.00 | 1.54 (0.18) | 1.00 |
Dmft ≥ 1 | 3.18 (0.22) | 3.46 (2.45–4.88)* | 2.08 (0.25) | 3.68 (1.84–8.46)* | 3.26 (0.39) | 3.58 (2.24–5.71)* |
Untreated dental caries | ||||||
Absence | 1.11 (0.09) | 1.00 | 0.72 (0.06) | 1.00 | 1.83 (0.13) | 1.00 |
Presence | 2.83 (0.25) | 2.24 (1.30–3.87)* | 1.89 (0.15) | 2.71 (1.83–4.03)* | 4.73 (0.30) | 2.41 (1.59–3.64)* |
Traumatic dental injury | ||||||
Absence | 1.89 (0.18) | 1.00 | 1.26 (0.08) | 1.00 | 3.1 (0.24) | 1.00 |
Presence | 3.5 (0.96) | 1.21 (0.84–1.74) | 1.90 (1.00) | 1.34 (0.57–3.13) | 5.4 (1.95) | 1.26 (0.73–2.17) |
Lip coverage | ||||||
Adequate | 1.85 (0.18) | 1.00 | 1.28 (0.10) | 1.00 | 3.1 (0.25) | 1.00 |
Inadequate | 2.85 (0.25) | 1.45 (0.82–2.58) | 1.27 (0.16) | 0.94 (0.48–1.84) | 4.0 (0.23) | 1.25 (0.77–2.01) |
Anterior open bite | ||||||
Normal | 1.8 (0.20) | 1.00 | 1.30 (0.09) | 1.00 | 3.1 (0.26) | 1.00 |
Accentuated | 2.3 (0.19) | 1.11 (0.52–2.36) | 1.22 (0.10) | 0.78 (0.57–1.07) | 3.5 (0.27) | 0.98 (0.56–1.72) |