Table 1 Distribution of personal and demographic data with participants’ DMFTa levels and caries free prevalence
From: Caries prevalence among 18 years old, an epidemiological survey in Israel
N (%) | DMFT (SDb) | P value (t test) | Caries Free N (%) | P value (χ2 test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Gender | 0.879 | 0.889 | ||||
Male | 395 (58.4) | 1.95 (2.75) | 213 (53.9) | 182 (46.1) | ||
Female | 281 (41.6) | 1.97 (2.55) | 150 (53.4) | 131 (46.6) | ||
Participant’s Education (has matriculation diploma) | 0.090 | 0.132 | ||||
Yes | 559 (80.1) | 1.86 (2.63) | 290 (51.9) | 269 (48.1) | ||
No | 139 (19.9) | 2.29 (2.82) | 82 (59.0) | 57 (41.0) | ||
Mother’s Education | < 0.001 | 0.002 | ||||
Academic | 322 (47.7) | 1.49 (2.23) | 213 (53.9) | 182 (46.1) | ||
Else | 353 (52.3) | 2.30 (2.86) | 150 (53.4) | 131 (46.6) | ||
Father’s Education | 0.002 | 0.010 | ||||
Academic | 297 (45.2) | 1.55 (2.38) | 207 (57.5) | 153 (42.5) | ||
Else | 360 (54.8) | 2.18 (2.72) | 141 (47.5) | 156 (52.5) | ||
Country of Birth | 0.013 | 0.679 | ||||
Israel | 640 (91.3) | 1.87 (2.61) | 339 (53.0) | 301 (47.0) | ||
Other | 61 (8.7) | 2.75 (3.16) | 34 (55.7) | 27 (44.3) | ||
Current Smoker | 0.003 | 0.013 | ||||
Yes | 139 (19.9) | 2.55 (3.11) | 87 (62.6) | 52 (37.4) | ||
No | 560 (80.1) | 1.80 (2.54) | 285 (50.9) | 275 (49.1) | ||
Total | 1.95 (2.67) | 374 (53.3) | 328 (46.7) | |||