Table 1 Demographic data and risk factors for caries in the study subjects (n = 380)
Caries experience | Caries-free | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 249) | (n = 131) | ||
Gender | |||
Female | 131 (52.6%) | 72 (55.0%) | 0.067 |
Male | 118 (47.4%) | 59 (45.0%) | |
Mean Age | 5.72 ± 0.58 | 5.85 ± 0.62 | 0.045 |
S. mutans | |||
0! | 95 (38.2%) | 89 (67.9%) | |
1! | 62 (24.9%) | 25 (19.1%) | <0.001 |
2! | 48 (19.3%) | 11 (8.4%) | |
3! | 44 (17.7%) | 6 (4.6%) | |