Short-term impact of oral hygiene training package to Anganwadi workers on improving oral hygiene of preschool children in North Indian City

Table 2 Mean dmft scores of the study population

Socio-demographic variables	dmft mean ± SD	Children with decayed teeth		p value
		N	%
Age group (months)
36-48	1.53 ± 2.77	97	37.4	0.000^*
49-60	2.72 ± 3.67	106	56.3
61-72	2.53 ± 3.00	55	63.2
Gender
Female	2.08 ± 3.23	118	44.8	0.806
Male	2.14 ± 3.17	139	51.2	0.806
Setup
Urban	2.25 ± 3.51	124	48.1	0.438
Peri urban	2.15 ± 2.99	67	54.1
Rural	1.84 ± 2.77	73	48
Socio-economic status
Upper	-	0	0	0.642
Upper Middle	1.94	7	41.1
Lower Middle	1.85	39	44.8
Upper Lower	2.13	202	48.6
Lower	3.50	10	71.4

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