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Table 1 Participant characteristics and associations with S-ECC

From: Higher body mass index associated with severe early childhood caries

Variable

Totals (n = 235)

S-ECC (n = 141)

Caries-Free (n = 94)

P-value

Sex

   

0.46a

 Male

118

68 (57.6 %)

50 (42.4 %)

 Female

117

73 (62.4 %)

44 (37.6 %)

Age (months)

   

0.09b

 mean (SD)

43.3 (12.8)

42.1 (12.0)

45.0 (13.8)

Annual Income

   

<0.001a

  < $28,000

109

83 (76.1 %)

26 (23.9 %)

  > $28,000

113

46 (40.7 %)

67 (59.3 %)

Parental Education

   

<0.001a

  < High School

60

53 (88.3)

7 (11.7)

  ≥ High School

172

85 (49.4)

87 (50.6)

Health Rating by Parent

   

<0.001a

 Fair/Good

74

59 (79.7)

15 (20.3)

 Very Good

161

82 (50.9)

79 (49.1)

Snacking Frequency

   

0.21c

 Daily

224

132 (58.9)

92 (41.1)

 Other

11

9 (81.8)

2 (18.2)

Height (cm)

   

0.09b

 mean (SD)

100.1 (8.5)

99.3 (8.1)

101.3 (9.0)

Weight (kg)

   

0.89b

 mean (SD)

16.9 (3.5)

17.0 (3.3)

16.9 (3.7)

BMI percentile

   

0.003b

 mean (SD)

64.1 (30.7)

69.0 (29.2)

56.8 (31.7)

BMI z-score

   

0.002b

 mean (SD)

0.56 (1.33)

0.78 (1.26)

0.22 (1.36)

(median 0.64)

(median 0.89)

(median 0.31)

  1. aChi square
  2. bt test
  3. cFisher’s Exact Test