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Table 3 Decay Within Gender; Location and Age (n = 149)

From: The Oral health status of children with autism Spectrum disorder in KwaZulu-Nata, South Africa

Category

Gender

Decay = 0

Decay = 1

Decay = 2

Decay = 3

Decay = 4

Decay = 5

Decay = 6

Decay = 7

Decay = 8

Decay = 9

Decay = 12

Total

Female

19 (23,3)

5 (11,6)

11 (25,6)

1 (2,3)

7 (16,3)

0 (0)

3 (7,0)

4 (9,3)

0 (0,9)

1 (0)

1 (2,3)

43 (28,9)

Male

15 (14,2)

14 (13,2)

19 (17,9)

7 (6,6)

32 (30,2)

3 (2,8)

9 (8,5)

1 (0,9)

5 (4,7)

1 (0,9)

0 (0)

106 (71,1)

(p < 0,05)

Category

Location

Decay = 0

Decay = 1

Decay = 2

Decay = 3

Decay = 4

Decay = 5

Decay = 6

Decay = 7

Decay = 8

Decay = 9

Decay = 12

Total

Peri-Urban

23 (19,8)

14 (12,1)

25 (21,6)

7 (6,0)

24 (20,7)

2 (1,7)

11 (9,5)

4 (3,4)

5 (4,3)

1 (0,9)

0 (0)

116 (77,9)

Rural

2 (6,1)

5 (15,2)

5 (15,2)

1 (3,0)

15 (45,5)

1(3,0)

1 (3,0)

1 (3,0)

0 (0)

1 (3,0)

1 (3,0)

33 (22,1)

(p = 0,05)

Category

Age

Decay = 0

Decay = 1

Decay = 2

Decay = 3

Decay = 4

Decay = 5

Decay = 6

Decay = 7

Decay = 8

Decay = 9

Decay = 12

Total

7–8 Years

11 (36,7)

4 (13,3)

8 (26,7)

1 (3,3)

6 (20,0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

30 (20,1)

9–10 Years

5 (13,5)

3 (8,1)

8 (21,6)

3 (8,1)

12 (32,4)

1 (2,7)

2 (5,4)

2 (5,4)

0 (0)

I (2, 7)

0 (0)

37 (24,8)

11–12 Years

5 (13,5)

5 (13,5)

9 (24,3)

2 (5,4)

8 (21,6)

1 (2,7)

4 (10,8)

1 (2,7)

1 (2,7)

0 (0)

1 (2,7)

37 (24,8)

13–14 Years

4 (8,9)

7 (15,6)

5 (11,1)

2 (4,4)

13 28,9)

1 (2,2)

6 (13,3)

2 (4,4)

4 (8,9)

1 (2,2)

0 (0)

45 (30,2)

(p = 0,05)