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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of children by multiple caries categories

From: Dental caries among children visiting a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky: a pooled cross-sectional study

 

0 (No caries)

1 to 2

≥ 3

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

P value

Age, year

  6–7

479

39.2

211

37.1

185

31.4

0.001

  8–9

595

48.7

269

47.3

302

50.9

 

  10–12

72

5.9

36

6.3

37

6.2

 

  13–15

75

6.1

53

9.3

68

11.5

 

Insurance coverage

  Private

622

54.3

249

47.1

193

34.9

<0.001

  Public (government)

424

37.0

229

43.3

257

46.7

 

  No insurance

99

8.7

51

9.6

101

18.4

 

Residential location

  Urban

574

47.0

239

42.0

192

32.6

<0.001

  Rural

647

53.0

330

58.0

400

67.4

 
  1. Note: The percent refers to column percentages. Due to rounding error, some totals will not equal 100%. Missing data were excluded.
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