Table 1 Socio- demographic characteristics of study participant regards to compare between caries free and non caries free children
From: Evaluation of protective factors in caries free preschool children: a case-control study
Variables | Cases n:230 | Controls n:270 | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 145 (52.3%) | 132 (47.7%) | |
Female | 83 (37.9%) | 136 (62.1%) | 1.26_2.58 |
Primogenitor | |||
No | 38 (24.4%) | 118 (76.6%) | 2.51_5.99 |
Yes | 192 (55.8%) | 152 (44.2%) | |
Who cares of child | |||
Mother | 189 (47.7%) | 207 (52.3%) | 0.90_2.18 |
Others | 41 (39.4%) | 63 (60.6%) | |
Age of care giver | |||
> 35 | 26 (34.7%) | 49 (65.3%) | 1.05_2.93 |
≤ 35 | 204 (48.2%) | 219(%52.3%) | |
House ownership | |||
No | 99 (38.2) | 160 (61.8) | 0.36_0.73 |
Yes | 130 (54.9%) | 107 (45.1%) | |
Family child size | |||
> 1child | 42 (24.6%) | 129 (75.4%) | 2.66_6.11 |
1 child | 186 (56.6%) | 141 (43.1%) | |
Mother’s educational level | |||
Non university edu | 45 (19.8%) | 182 (80.2%) | 0.08_0.18 |
University edu | 185 (67.8%) | 88 (32.2%) | |
Father’s educational level | |||
Non university edu | 19 (14.9%) | 111 (85.4%) | 0.08_0.22 |
University edu | 211 (57.0%) | 159 (43.0%) | |