Table 3 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and caries status of the study sample
Socio-demographic | Caries free n (%) | Caries n (%) | Total n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 73 (50.7) | 71 (49.3) | 144 (100) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 4 years | 32 (50.8) | 31 (49.2) | 63 (100) | 0.993 |
 5 years | 20 (51.3) | 19 (48.7) | 39 (100) |  |
 6 years | 21 (50.0) | 21 (50.0) | 42 (100) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 32 (50.8) | 31 (49.2) | 63 (100) | 0.983 |
 Female | 41 (50.6) | 40 (49.4) | 81 (100) |  |
Siblings | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No siblings | 13 (50.0) | 13 (50.0) | 26 (100) | 0.050 |
 One sibling | 35 (43.2) | 46 (56.8) | 81 (100) |  |
 Two or more | 25 (67.6) | 12 (44.4) | 37 (100) |  |
Relationship to child | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Father | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 51 (100) | 0.455 |
 Mother | 45 (48.4) | 48 (51.6) | 93 (100) |  |
Monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Up to RM 5000 | 17 (54.8) | 14 (45.2) | 31 (100) | 0.602 |
 More than RM5000 | 56 (49.6) | 57 (50.4) | 113 (100) |  |
Family functioning: GF 12 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Good family functioning | 72 (61.5) | 45 (38.5) | 117 (100) |  < 0.001 |
 Poor family functioning | 1 (3.7) | 26 (96.3) | 27 (100) |  |