Table 8 Relationship between caries incidence attributable to sugar consumption in Israel

Age of child (years)^a

6.5

12.5

Caries with zero sugar (intercept)^a

2.13

0.06

Caries per gm per person day^a

0.02

0.04

Caries prevalence from sugar^b

1.25

2.51

% of caries from sugar

37%

98%

Tooth years of exposure

94

72

Sugar consumption (Kgm)^c

137

149

Caries per Kgm sugar consumption

0.009

0.017

Annual caries incidence per person^d

0.21

0.39