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Table 1 Baseline caries frequency (mean, SD) and percentage distribution of Cariogram risk categories in all patients, the drop outs and those that remained after 3 years (follow-up)

From: Caries risk assessment in young adults: a 3 year validation of the Cariogram model

Variable

All patients

Drop outs

Follow-up

 

n = 1,295

n = 313

n = 982

DFT

3.4 (3.3)

4.4a (3.7)

3.1 (3.1)

DFS

4.9 (5.6)

6.8a (6.9)

4.3 (5.0)

Cariogram risk category (%)

   

81-100 (very low risk)

23.3

17.0

25.6

61-80

32.7

27.7

34.1

41-60

26.5

30.9

25.3

20-40

9.0

13.2

7.5

0-20 (very high risk)

8.4

11.2

7.5

  1. aSignificantly different from follow-up group (p < 0.05).