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Table 1 Profile of study respondents (N = 853)

From: Developmental defects of the enamel and its impact on the oral health quality of life of children resident in Southwest Nigeria

Variables

MIH present N = 25 n (%)

Enamel hypoplasia present N = 65 n (%)

Total N = 853n (%)

Age (years)

 6–9

20 (80.0)

22 (33.8)

428 (50.2)

 10–13

0 (0.0)

32 (49.2)

302 (35.4)

 14–16

5 (20.0)

11 (17.0)

123 (14.4)

 P- value

0.001

0.02

 

Sex

 Male

10 (40.0)

31 (47.7)

438 (51.3)

 Female

15 (60.0)

34 (52.3)

415 (48.7)

 P- value

0.25

0.31

 

Socio-economic status

 High SES

12 (48.0)

13 (20.0)

241 (28.3)

 Middle SES

5 (20.0)

6 (9.2)

143 (16.8)

 Low SES

8 (32.0)

46 (70.8)

469 (55.0)

 P- value

0.05

0.03

 

Caries status

 Caries present

1 (4.0)

10 (15.4)

102 (12.0)

 Caries absent

24 (96.0)

55 (84.6)

751 (88.0)

 P- value

0.21

0.38

 

Oral hygiene Status

 Good

5 (20.0)

19 (29.2)

183 (21.5)

 Fair

19 (76.0)

40 (61.5)

600 (70.3)

 Poor

1 (4.0)

6 (9.2)

70 (8.2)

 P- value

0.71

0.24

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