Table 4 The sociodemographic, family functioning and dental caries status characteristics by the ECOHIS scores (total  ≤ 6 and > 6)
Variables | ECOHIS Scores mean (SD) | ECOHIS ≤ 6 n (%) | ECOHIS > 6 n (%) | Total n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1.72 (0.44) | 78 (54.2) | 66 (45.8) | 144 (100) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 4 years | 0.45 (0.47) | 37 (58.7) | 26 (41.3) | 63 (100) | 0.462 |
 5 years | 0.65 (0.51) | 18 (46.2) | 21 (53.8) | 39 (100) |  |
 6 years | 0.53 (0.50) | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 42 (100) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 0.55 (0.51) | 32 (50.8) | 31 (49.2) | 63 (100) | 0.474 |
 Female | 0.51 (0.48) | 46 (56.8) | 35 (43.2) | 81 (100) |  |
Siblings | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No siblings | 0.47 (0.42) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | 26 (100) | 0.068 |
 One sibling | 0.51 (0.53) | 48 (59.3) | 33 (40.7) | 81 (100) |  |
 Two or more | 0.61 (0.45) | 14 (37.8) | 23 (62.2) | 37 (100) |  |
Relationship to child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Father | 0.42 (0.43) | 35 (68.6) | 16 (31.4) | 51 (100) | 0.010 |
 Mother | 0.59 (0.52) | 50 (46.2) | 43 (53.8) | 93 (100) |  |
Monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Up to RM 5000 | 0.53 (0.57) | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | 31 (100) | 0.747 |
 More than RM5000 | 0.53 (0.47) | 62 (54.9) | 51 (45.1) | 113 (100) |  |
Family functioning: GF 12 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Good family functioning | 0.46 (0.47) | 69 (59.0) | 48 (41.0) | 117 (100) | 0.016 |
 Poor family functioning | 0.82 (0.52) | 9 (33.3) | 18 (66.7) | 27 (100) |  |
Dental caries status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Caries free | 0.33 (0.39) | 53 (72.6) | 20 (27.4) | 73 (100) |  < 0.001 |
 Caries | 0.73 (0.51) | 25 (35.2) | 46 (64.8) | 71 (100) |  |