Table 1 Characteristics of the studied participants
From: Selected salivary parameters in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a preliminary study
iNS | Control | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Gender | Male | 25 | 53.2 | 18 | 38.3 | 0.147 |
Female | 22 | 46.8 | 29 | 61.7 | ||
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 9.6 ± 3.9 | 10.8 ± 3.7 | 0.142 | ||
Number of caries-affected primary and/or permanent teeth (dmft + DMFT) | Mean ± SD | 4.6 ± 3.5 | 6.0 ± 4.1 | 0.126 | ||
Primary and/or permanent decayed teeth (dt + DT) | Mean ± SD | 3.5 ± 3.2 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 0.095 | ||
Primary and/or permanent missing teeth (mt + MT) | Mean ± SD | 0.02 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.543 | ||
Primary and/or permanent filled teeth (ft + FT) | Mean ± SD | 1.1 ± 1.6 | 3.5 ± 3.6 | < 0.001** | ||
API (%) | Mean ± SD | 54.0 ± 35.7 | 43.4 ± 27.6 | 0.108 | ||
GI | Mean ± SD | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.050 | ||
Tooth brushing | Twice a day | 37 | 78.7 | 44 | 93.6 | 0.026* |
Once a day or every few days | 10 | 21.3 | 3 | 6.4 | ||
Dentifrice | Fluoridated | 43 | 91.5 | 42 | 89.4 | 0.603 |
No fluoride | 4 | 8.5 | 5 | 10.6 | ||
Topical professional application of fluoride specimens | Yes | 16 | 34.0 | 17 | 36.2 | 0.541 |
No or does not know | 31 | 66.0 | 30 | 63.8 | ||