Table 2 Dental disease in pregnant migrant workers and local pregnant women
Dental disease | Total (n = 418) | Pregnant women | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Migrant (n = 208) | Local (n = 210) | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Caries-free | 50 | 12.0% | 19 | 9.1% | 31 | 14.8% | 0.076C |
Tooth decay | 333 | 79.7% | 185 | 88.9% | 148 | 70.5% | < 0.001*C |
Tooth missing | 103 | 24.6% | 45 | 21.6% | 58 | 27.5% | 0.156C |
Tooth filling | 145 | 34.7% | 42 | 20.2% | 103 | 49.0% | < 0.001*C |
D (mean ± SD) | 4.7 ± 3.4 | 5.5 ± 3.6 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | < 0.001*M | |||
M (mean ± SD) | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | 0.041*M | |||
F (mean ± SD) | 3.2 ± 2.5 | 3.2 ± 2.5 | 3.1 ± 2.5 | 0.386 M | |||
DMFT (mean ± SD) | 5.3 ± 4.2 | 5.8 ± 4.4 | 4.8 ± 4.0 | 0.014*M | |||