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Table 4 Prevalence and density of S.mutans in children with VLBW and LBW

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

 

N

Prevalence

Density

N pos

%

%

VLBW

91

12

13.19

2.2

NBW

86

42

48.84

8.1

  

p = 0.0002*

p = 0.0512*

 
  1. VLBW very low birth weight, NBW normal birth weight
  2. *Statistical significance determined using ML chi-square test, significant values marked in bold