Table 1 Dental caries experience of the studied young adults according to their socio-demographic background (n = 324)
n | % with DMFT > 0 | p* | Mean DMFT (SD) | p** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.595 | 0.311 | |||
Male | 177 | 57.6 | 1.4 (1.7) | ||
Female | 147 | 60.5 | 1.6 (1.8) | ||
Parental educational attainment | 0.265 | 0.222 | |||
Primary or below | 39 | 64.1 | 1.9 (2.3) | ||
Junior high school | 82 | 67.1 | 1.7 (1.8) | ||
Senior high school | 134 | 53.7 | 1.3 (1.6) | ||
Matriculation or above | 32 | 62.5 | 1.3 (1.4) | ||
Do not know | 37 | 51.4 | 1.3 (1.9) | ||
Monthly household income level | 0.188 | 0.095 | |||
Below HK$20,000 | 236 | 61.0 | 1.6 (1.9) | ||
Above HK$20,000 | 78 | 52.6 | 1.1 (1.4) | ||
Dental insurance coverage | 0.826 | 0.871 | |||
No | 218 | 59.6 | 1.5 (1.7) | ||
Yes | 31 | 61.3 | 1.2 (1.3) | ||
Do not know | 75 | 56.0 | 1.6 (2.1) |