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Table 1 Number and percentage of adolescents in DAI level according to variables (gender, disability conditions and intelligence quotient)

From: The prevalence of malocclusion and its association with dental caries among 12-18-year-old disabled adolescents

Variables

Total n (%)

DAI scores n (%)

 

≤25

26–30

31–35

≥36

All participants

243 (100)

16 (6.6)

35 (14.4)

69 (28.4)

123 (50.6)

Gender

Male

146 (60.1)

11 (7.5)

25 (17.1)

36 (24.7)

74 (50.7)

Female

97 (39.9)

5 (5.2)

10 (10.3)

33 (34.0)

49 (50.5)

Disability conditions

MD

108 (44.4)

6 (5.6)

15 (13.9)

38 (35.2)

49 (45.4)

MD + CP

55 (22.6)

8 (14.5)

8 (14.5)

13 (23.6)

26 (47.3)

MD + A

14 (5.8)

1 (7.1)

4 (28.6)

1 (7.1)

8 (57.1)

DS

36 (14.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.6)

9 (25.0)

25 (69.4)

MD + S & HI

12 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.7)

4 (33.3)

6 (50.0)

MD + LD

18 (7.4)

1 (5.6)

4 (22.2)

4 (22.2)

9 (50.0)

Intelligence quotient

Borderline MD

5 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

3 (4.3)

1 (0.8)

Mild MD

90 (37.0)

9 56.2)

15 (42.9)

30 (43.5)

36 (29.3)

Moderate MD

100 (41.2)

3 (18.8)

12 (34.3)

25 (36.2)

60 (48.8)

Severe MD

41 (16.9)

4 (25.0)

7 (20.0)

10 (14.5)

20 (16.3)

Profound MD

7 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

6 (4.9)

  1. MD Mental disability, CP Cerebral palsy, DS Down’s syndrome, LD Learning disability, A Autism, S-HI Sensory-hearing impairment.