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Table 2. Descriptive valued of BMI, waist circumference adjusted by age, oxygen saturation, caries indices (dt/DT, mt/MT, ft/FT, dmft/DMFT) stratified by age-groups.

From: Life-conditions and anthropometric variables as risk factors for oral health in children in Ladakh, a cross-sectional survey

Mean value, Standard Deviation (SD)

 

 < 6 years of age (n = 282)

 ≥ 6 < 11 years of age (n = 481)

 ≥ 11 ≤ 14 years of age (n = 447)

 > 14 years of age (n = 264)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

BMI (IOTF)

 Thinness (≤ 15)

13.6 (1.9)

13.96 (1.4)

13.9 (0.9)

13.7 (0.5)

 Normal weight (> 15 ≤ 22)

16.2 (1.1)

16.3 (1.3)

17.3 (1.6)

18.9 (1.6)

 Overweight (> 22)

26.2 (5.5)

28.0 (5.1)

24.5 (1.3)

23.3 (1.5)

 Waist circumference

    

 Reduced (< 64)

55.0 (3.9)

57.4 (3.5)

59.9 (4.0)

57.1 (6.5)

 Normal (64–71)

66.1 (2.0)

66.6 (2.2)

67.2 (2.2)

68.5 (2.2)

 Higher (< 71)

74.5 (2.4)

74.4 (2.4)

76.9 (4.2)

78.3 (4.3)

O2 saturation

    

 Under 90%

84.4 (5.8)

83.5 (7.2)

83.4 (12.1)

86.1 (3.2)

 Above 90%

93.6 (2.5)

94.5 (2.6)

94.3 (3.0)

93.8 (2.7)

 dt

6.4 (4.2)

5.0 (3.5)

0.9 (1.5)

0.1 (0.6)

 DT

0.2 (0.6)

1.0 (1.2)

1.9 (2.3)

2.5 (2.4)

 mt

– (–)

– (–)

– (–)

– (–)

 MT

– (–)

– (–)

– (–)

0.69 (0.2)

 ft

0.2 (0.1)

0.5 (0.14)

0.1 (0.3)

0.1 (0.5)

 FT

– (–)

0.0.1 (0.3)

0.4 (0.7)

0.20 (1.1)

 dmt

6.6 (4.4)

5.4 (3.7)

1.0 (1.8)

0.1 (0.8)

 DMFT

0.2 (0.6)

1.1 (1.4)

2.3 (2.3)

3.3 (2.7)