Table 1 ICDAS dmft, dmfs, pufa and SiC index scores by age of children 6–71-months-old in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (N = 1549)
From: Epidemiological profile of early childhood caries in a sub-urban population in Nigeria
Age | No. of children examined n (%) | ICDAS 0 n (%) | ICDAS 1–2 n (%) | ICDAS 3–6 n (%) | ICDAS 1–6 n (%) | Mean (SD) dmft | Mean (SD) dmfs | Mean (SD) pufa | SiC index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6–11 months | 125 (8.1) | 123 (98.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0.03 (0.36) | 0.11 (0.89) | 0.0 (0.0) | 4 |
12–23 months | 244 (15.8) | 237 (97.1) | 5 (2.1) | 3 (1.2) | 7 (2.9) | 0.12 (1.16) | 0.29 (3.24) | 0.05 (0.77) | 6 |
24–35 months | 262 (16.9) | 246 (93.9) | 14 (5.3) | 6 (2.3) | 16 (6.1) | 0.27 (1.54) | 0.36 (2.53) | 0.04 (0.50) | 4 |
36–47 months | 355 (22.9) | 340 (55.8) | 9 (2.5) | 11 (3.1) | 15 (4.2) | 0.14 (0.80) | 0.22 (1.43) | 0.05 (0.47) | 3 |
48–59 months | 335 (21.6) | 315 (94.0) | 9 (2.7) | 14 (4.2) | 20 (6.0) | 0.10 (0.47) | 0.20 (0.96) | 0.04 (0.29) | 2 |
60-71Â months | 228 (14.7) | 215 (94.3) | 7 (3.1) | 8 (3.5) | 13 (5.7) | 0.07 (0.45) | 0.21 (1.12) | 0.02 (0.21) | 2 |
Total | 1549 (100.0) | 1476 (95.3) | 45 (2.9) | 43 (2.8) | 73 (4.7) | 0.13 (0.92) | 0.24 (1.91) | 0.04 (0.46) | 3 |
p-values |  | 0.18¶ | 0.14¶ | 0.20¶ | 0.18¶ | 0.12¥ | 0.846¥ | 0.89¥ |  |