Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of study participants in the primary study and the current study
From: Association between early childhood caries and malnutrition in a sub-urban population in Nigeria
Variables | Total study participants | X2 p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current study N = 370 (%) | Primary study N = 497 (%) | ||
Sex | |||
 Male | 203 (54.86) | 266 (53.52) | 0.15 0.69 |
 Female | 167 (45.14) | 231 (46.48) | |
Age Group | |||
 6–23 months | 46 (12.44) | 72 (14.48) | 1.15 0.89 |
 24–35 months | 74 (20.00) | 95 (19.11) | |
 36–47 months | 88 (23.79) | 122 (24.55) | |
 48–59 months | 76 (20.54) | 102 (20.53) | |
 60–71 months | 86 (23.33) | 106 (21.33) | |
Socioeconomic Status | |||
 High | 83 (22.43) | 129 (25.96) | 3.32 0.19 |
 Middle | 161 (43.52) | 226 (45.47) | |
 Low | 126 (34.05) | 142 (28.57) | |
Caries | |||
 Present | 18 (4.86) | 33 (6.64) | 1.75 0.19 |
 Absent | 352 (95.14) | 434 (93.36) | |