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Table 3 Representation of streptococcal species among infants and mothers

From: Evaluation of the risk factors of dental caries in children with very low birth weight and normal birth weight

 

Infants

p value*

Mothers

p value*

VLBW

NBW

VLBW

NBW

Streptococus mutans [% median, (IQR)]

0.0 (0.0–3.5)

0.7 (0.0–5.0)

0.484

15.7 (8.8–22.0)

15.0 (9.0–19.0)

0.385

Streptococus sanguis [% median, (IQR)]

32.0 (27.0–38.6)

35.4 (30.9–41.0)

0.047

29.7 (21.5–35.5)

30.1 (25.3–35.3)

0.535

Streptococus viridans [% median, (IQR)]

38.8 (31.7–48.7)

39.1 (28.8–46.6)

0.601

33.0 (25.4–42.1)

34.7 (27.4–44.0)

0.439

Streptococus salivarius [% median, (IQR)]

19.7 (12.0–25.0)

16.6 (11.9–20.6)

0.130

15.0 (10.0–20.0)

15.7 (11.5–20.5)

0.870

Other streptococci [% median, (IQR)]

2.0 (0.0–5.8)

2.5 (0.0–5.8)

0.819

1.3 (0.0–5.2)

1.6 (0.0–6.7)

0.995

  1. IQR interquartile range, N number, VLBW very low birth weight, NBW normal birth weight
  2. *Statistical significance determined using Mann–Whitney U test, significant values marked in bold