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Table 1 Prevalence and univariate variable analysis of risk factors with ECC and S-ECC

From: Prevalence of severe early childhood caries and associated socioeconomic and behavioral factors in Xinjiang, China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N

%

 

ECC (%)

 

S-ECC (%)

dmft

ECC

Non-ECC

χ2

P-value

S-ECC

Non-S-ECC

χ2

P-value

Mean (SD)

t/F

P-value

Sociodemographic

Region

Kashgar

893

51.7

668 (74.8)

225 (25.2)

12.73

<0.001

350 (39.2)

543 (60.8)

2.981

0.084

4.25 (3.93)

−1.559

0.119

Ining

834

48.3

683 (81.9)

151 (18.1)

361 (43.3)

473 (56.7)

4.54 (3.88)

Sex

male

899

52.1

715 (79.5)

184 (20.5)

1.874

0.171

381 (42.4)

518 (57.6)

1.135

0.287

4.42 (3.83)

0.349

0.727

female

828

47.9

636 (76.8)

192 (23.2)

330 (39.9)

498 (60.1)

4.35 (3.99)

Age (years)

 3

307

17.8

198 (64.5)

109 (35.5)

48.949a

0.001

104 (33.9)

203 (66.1)

8.847a

0.012

2.92 (3.38)

35.735b

<0.001

 4

780

45.2

612 (78.5)

168 (21.5)

326 (41.8)

454 (58.2)

4.33 (3.83)

 5

640

37.1

541 (84.5)

99 (15.5)

281 (43.9)

359 (56.1)

5.16 (4.03)

Ethnicity

Han

718

41.6

565 (78.7)

153 (21.3)

0.154

0.694

306 (42.6)

412 (57.4)

1.065

0.302

4.56 (4.06)

1.592

0.112

Uygur

1009

58.4

786 (77.9)

223 (22.1)

405 (40.1)

604 (59.9)

4.26 (3.79)

Residence

urban

914

52.9

709 (77.6)

205 (22.4)

0.492

0.483

358 (39.2)

556 (60.8)

3.21

0.073

4.28 (3.93)

−1.192

0.234

rural

813

47.1

642 (79.0)

171 (21.0)

353 (43.4)

460 (56.6)

4.51 (3.88)

Gestational age

full term

1511

87.5

1171 (77.5)

340 (22.5)

5.351a

0.069

621 (41.1)

890 (58.9)

2.193a

0.334

4.39 (3.94)

0.502b

0.605

premature birth

160

9.3

130 (81.3)

30 (18.8)

62 (38.8)

98 (61.3)

4.23 (3.75)

post-term pregnancy

56

3.2

50 (89.3)

6 (10.7)

28 (50.0)

28 (50.0)

4.84 (3.36)

Family size

one children

455

26.3

350 (76.9)

271 (21.3)

0.618

0.432

187 (41.1)

748 (58.8)

0.001

0.971

4.37 (3.85)

−0.308

0.758

more than one children

1272

73.7

1001 (78.7)

105 (23.1)

524 (41.2)

268 (58.9)

4.44 (4.06)

Caretaker with cavities

no

1355

78.5

1029 (75.9)

326 (24.1)

19.321

<0.001

511 (37.7)

844 (62.3)

31.048

<0.001

4.13 (3.85)

−5.258

<0.001

yes

372

21.5

322 (86.6)

50 (13.4)

  

200 (53.8)

172 (46.2)

  

5.32 (3.99)

  

Mother’s education level

none or primary school

247

14.3

221 (89.5)

18 (10.3)

32.636a

<0.001

120 (48.6)

87 (50.0)

35.465a

<0.001

5.01 (3.64)

9.629b

<0.001

middle school

601

34.8

485 (80.7)

126 (21.7)

261 (43.4)

336 (57.9)

4.62 (3.99)

high school

520

30.1

382 (73.5)

138 (23.5)

213 (41.0)

341 (58.0)

4.45 (4.23)

university

359

20.8

263 (73.3)

94 (24.4)

117 (32.6)

252 (65.5)

3.47 (3.25)

Father’s education level

none or primary school

174

10.1

156 (89.7)

26 (10.5)

15.916a

0.001

87 (50.0)

127 (51.4)

12.941a

0.005

5.13 (3.87)

7.343b

<0.001

middle school

580

33.6

454 (78.3)

116 (19.3)

244 (42.1)

340 (56.6)

4.43 (3.91)

 high school

588

34

450 (76.5)

138 (26.5)

247 (42.0)

307 (59.0)

4.61 (4.26)

 university

385

22.3

291 (75.6)

96 (26.7)

133 (34.5)

242 (67.4)

3.65 (3.20)

Average annual income (RMB)

0–2999

293

17

277 (94.5)

16 (5.5)

98.971a

<0.001

156 (53.2)

137 (46.8)

98.971a

<0.001

5.43 (3.62)

17.262b

<0.001

3000–7999

443

25.7

379 (85.6)

64 (14.4)

203 (45.8)

240 (54.2)

4.92 (3.80)

8000–19,999

268

15.5

194 (72.4)

74 (27.6)

89 (33.2)

179 (66.8)

3.56 (3.59)

More than 20,000

723

41.9

501 (69.3)

222 (30.7)

263 (36.4)

460 (63.6)

3.94 (4.06)

Dietary behaviors

feeding history

breast only

832

48.2

647 (77.8)

185 (22.2)

0.224a

0.894

354 (42.5)

478 (57.5)

2.627a

0.269

4.41 (3.86)

0.137b

0.872

breast and bottle

775

44.9

609 (78.6)

166 (21.4)

315 (40.6)

460 (59.4)

4.39 (3.95)

bottle only

120

6.9

95 (79.2)

25 (20.8)

42 (35.0)

78 (65.0)

4.21 (3.96)

Frequency of sweets consumption

more than once a day

398

23

365 (89.4)

42 (10.6)

75.719a

<0.001

215 (54.0)

183 (46.0)

41.272a

<0.001

5.38 (4.0)

21.975b

<0.001

once a day

483

28

399 (82.6)

84 (17.4)

197 (40.8)

286 (59.2)

4.61 (3.83)

less than once a day

627

36.3

459 (73.2)

168 (26.8)

231 (36.8)

396 (63.2)

3.96 (3.81)

never

219

12.7

137 (62.6)

82 (37.4)

68 (31.1)

151 (68.9)

2.76 (3.54)

Eating before sleep

often

139

8

133 (95.7)

6 (4.3)

50.041a

<0.001

83 (59.7)

56 (40.3)

32.036a

<0.001

5.64 (3.71)

15.995b

<0.001

sometimes

1120

64.9

895 (79.9)

225 (20.1)

472 (42.1)

648 (57.9)

4.53 (3.94)

no

468

27.1

323 (69.0)

145 (31.0)

156 (33.3)

312 (66.7)

3.67 (3.76)

Oral hygiene behaviors

Start tooth brushing

3 years old or earlier

818

47.4

594 (72.6)

224 (27.4)

49.121a

<0.001

322 (39.4)

496 (60.6)

5.821a

0.121

4.18 (4.12)

3.274b

0.02

4 years old

330

19.1

248 (75.2)

82 (24.8)

130 (39.4)

200 (60.6)

4.17 (3.77)

5 years old

170

9.8

147 (86.5)

23 (13.5)

70 (41.2)

100 (58.8)

4.66 (3.57)

never brushed

409

23.7

362 (88.5)

47 (11.5)

189 (46.2)

220 (53.8)

4.85 (3.67)

Daily brushing frequency

at least once a day

876

50.7

665 (75.9)

211 (24.1)

  

344 (39.3)

532 (60.7)

  

4.10 (3.85)

  

less than once a day

588

34

453 (77.0)

135 (23.0)

19.833a

<0.001

243 (41.3)

345 (58.7)

5.193a

0.075

4.41 (3.90)

3.081b

0.027

never brushed

263

15.2

233 (88.6)

30 (11.4)

  

124 (47.1)

139 (52.9)

  

4.78 (3.77)

  

Parental supervision of tooth brushing

no

1140

66

921 (80.8)

219 (19.2)

12.919

<0.001

494 (43.3)

646 (56.7)

6.483

0.011

4.58 (3.86)

2.908

0.004

yes

587

34

430 (73.3)

157 (26.7)

217 (37.0)

370 (63.0)

4.01 (3.96)

Using fluoride toothpaste

no

1548

89.6

1214 (78.4)

334 (21.6)

0.336

0.562

635 (41.0)

913 (59.0)

0.137

0.711

4.41 (3.94)

0.793

0.428

yes

179

10.4

137 (76.5)

42 (23.5)

76 (42.5)

103 (57.5)

4.17 (3.56)

Use of dental service

Dental visit in the past

no

1258

72.8

940 (74.7)

318 (25.3)

33.439

<0.001

447 (35.5)

811 (64.5)

60.775

<0.001

3.86 (3.63)

−9.364

<0.001

yes

469

27.2

411 (87.6)

58 (12.4)

264 (56.3)

205 (43.7)

5.79 (4.25)

Parents received oral health care instruction

no

1434

83

1103 (76.9)

331 (23.1)

8.522

0.004

557 (38.8)

877 (61.2)

18.901

<0.001

4.15 (3.78)

−5.507

<0.001

yes

293

17

248 (84.6)

45 (15.4)

154 (52.6)

139 (47.4)

5.52 (4.29)

  1. aχ2 for trend
  2. bone-way analysis of variance
  3. Abbreviations: ECC early childhood caries, dmft decayed-missing-filled teeth, SD standard deviation, S-ECC severe early childhood caries