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Table 2 Caries severity and prevalence (%) by gender according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS3 +)

From: Dental caries among Finnish teenagers participating in physical activity and diet intervention: association with anthropometrics and behavioural factors

 

All (n = 202)

Girls (n = 96)

Boys (n = 106)

P-value1

Number of

 

Mean (SD)

  

Decayed surfaces

0.63 (1.41)

0.47 (0.89)

0.77 (1.74)

0.880

Decayed, missed, and filled surfaces

4.03 (5.86)

3.39 (4.24)

4.62 (6.98)

0.389

Decayed teeth

0.59 (1.27)

0.47 (0.89)

0.71 (1.52)

0.887

Decayed, missed, and filled teeth

2.37 (2.85)

2.10 (2.34)

2.61 (3.23)

0.406

At least one

 

n (%)

  

Decayed surface

53 (26)

26 (27)

27 (25)

0.795

Decayed, missed, or filled surface

130 (64)

58 (60)

72 (68)

0.266

Decayed tooth

53 (26)

26 (27)

27 (25)

0.795

Decayed, missed, or filled tooth

130 (64)

58 (60)

72 (68)

0.266

  1. 1Mann‐Whitney test, 1chi-squared test