Table 1 Association between caries status and child and caregiver characteristics
From: Vitamin D status of children with severe early childhood caries: a case–control study
Variable | Overall value | Caries status | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-ECC | Caries-free | |||||
N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | |||
Child | ||||||
Child’s age (Months)† | 40.8 ± 14.1 | 42.0 ± 11.9 | / | 39.4 ± 16.3 | / | 0.14 |
Sex* | ||||||
Male | 136 | 70 (51.5) | 43.1,59.9 | 66 (48.5) | 40.1,56.9 | 0.37 |
Female | 130 | 74 (56.9) | 48.4,65.4 | 56 (43.1) | 34.6,51.6 | |
Height (cm)† | 98.4 ± 9.7 | 99.3 ± 8.1 | / | 97.3 ± 11.1 | / | 0.10 |
Weight (kg)† | 16.4 ± 3.7 | 17.0 ± 3.3 | / | 15.8 ± 4.0 | / | 0.01 |
Skin colour* | ||||||
Dark/Mid-colour | 116 | 76 (65.6) | 56.9,74.2 | 40 (34.5) | 25.8,43.1 | 0.001 |
Light | 150 | 68 (45.3) | 37.4,53.3 | 82 (54.7) | 46.7,62.6 | |
Multivitamin Use* | ||||||
Yes | 143 | 76 (53.1) | 45.0,61.3 | 67 (46.9) | 38.7,55.0 | 0.73 |
No | 123 | 68 (55.3) | 46.5,64.1 | 55 (44.7) | 35.9,53.5 | |
Age started cleaning mouth (Months) † | 12.9 ± 8.6 | 14.5 ± 9.5 | / | 10.9 ± 7.1 | / | <0.001 |
Mean age at first dental visit (Months) † | 26.2 ± 11.8 | 27.0 ± 11.9 | / | 24.7 ± 11.7 | / | 0.17 |
Breast-fed* | ||||||
Yes | 204 | 93 (45.6) | 38.8,52.4 | 111 (54.4) | 48.0,61.0 | <0.001 |
No | 61 | 50 (82.0) | 72.3,91.6 | 11 (18.0) | 8.4,27.7 | |
Bottle-fed* | ||||||
Yes | 194 | 114 (58.8) | 51.8,65.7 | 80 (41.2) | 34.3,48.2 | 0.01 |
No | 71 | 29 (40.8) | 29.4,52.3 | 42 (59.2) | 47.7,70.6 | |
Parent/Caregiver | ||||||
Caregiver status | ||||||
Mother | 247 | 132 (53.4) | 47.2,59.7 | 115 (46.6) | 40.0,53.0 | 0.62 |
Father | 15 | 9 (60.0) | 35.2,84.8 | 6 (40.0) | 15.2,64.8 | |
Other | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 32.6,117.4 | 1 (25.0) | -17.4, 67.4 | |
Graduated high school* | <0.001 | |||||
Grade 12 or higher | 197 | 86 (43.7) | 36.7,50.6 | 111 (56.3) | 49.4,63.3 | |
< Grade 12 | 66 | 55 (83.3) | 74.0,92.0 | 11 (16.7) | 7.7,25.7 | |
Afford dental care* | ||||||
Yes | 222 | 123 (55.4) | 48.9,61.9 | 99 (44.6) | 38.1,51.1 | 0.28 |
No | 41 | 19 (46.3) | 331.1,61.6 | 22 (53.7) | 38.0,69.0 | |
Receives social assistance* | <0.001 | |||||
Yes | 103 | 81 (78.6) | 70.7,86.6 | 22 (21.4) | 13.4,29.3 | |
No | 158 | 61 (38.6) | 31.0,46.2 | 97 (61.4) | 53.8,69.0 | |
Yearly household income* | <0.001 | |||||
<$28 000 | 119 | 85 (71.4) | 63.3,79.5 | 34 (28.6) | 20.5,36.7 | |
>$28 000 | 134 | 47 (35.1) | 27.0,43.0 | 87 (64.9) | 56.8,73.0 | |