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Table 2 The prevalence of erosive tooth wear stratified by gender (age range 44–46 years)

From: Association of erosive tooth wear and dental caries in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 – an epidemiological cross-sectional study

BEWE sum score

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

0

205 (22.7)

282 (27.1)

487 (25.1)

0.026

1–2

222 (24.6)

302 (29.0)

524 (27.0)

0.028

3–8

390 (43.2)

407 (39.1)

797 (41.0)

0.067

9–18

86 (9.5)

50 (4.8)

136 (7.0)

<0.001

Total

903 (100)

1041 (100)

1944 (100)

 
  1. The differences between genders concerning BEWE sum scores have been calculated using chi-square test and were statistically significant (p < 0.05), except for BEWE sum scores 3–8
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