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Table 2 Overall caries experience (dmfs+DMFS) in relation to gender, salivary and behavioural variables

From: Salivary characteristics and dental caries experience in remote Indigenous children in Australia: a cross-sectional study

 

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Significancea

Gender

  

0.466

 Male

5.21 (7.71)

2 (7)

 

 Female

5.52 (8.10)

3 (6)

 

Salivary pH

  

0.901

  ≤ 6.6

5.29 (6.79)

2 (9)

 

  > 6.6

5.52 (8.13)

3 (6)

 

Salivary flow rate (ml/5 min)

  

0.460

  ≤ 5

5.18 (7.64)

2 (7)

 

  > 5

5.73 (8.24)

3 (6.75)

 

Total buffering capacity

  

0.391

  ≤ 9

5.93 (8.85)

3 (7)

 

  > 9

4.93 (6.85)

2 (5.75)

 

Salivary MS counts

  

< 0.0001

  ≥ 10^5 CFU/ml saliva

6.33 (8.40)

3 (7.75)

 

  < 10^5 CFU/ml saliva

3.11 (5.77)

1 (3.75)

 

Salivary LB counts

  

< 0.0001

  ≥ 10^5 CFU/ml saliva

7.03 (7.49)

5 (7.75)

 

  < 10^5 CFU/ml saliva

4.41 (8.00)

1 (5)

 

Salivary Yeast counts

  

0.844

 Moderate or heavy

6.36 (10.86)

3 (6.75)

 

 None or light

5.37 (7.30)

3 (6)

 

Brushing frequency

  

0.004

  ≤ once/day

6.75 (7.82)

4 (8)

 

 2 > day

4.80 (7.67)

2 (6)

 

On a typical day, do you consume soft drink

  

0.006

 Yes

6.14 (8.74)

3 (3.75)

 

 No

3.30 (5.34)

1 (7)

 
  1. aMann Whitney U test