Risk indicators for dental caries, and gingivitis among 6–11-year-old children in Nigeria: a household-based survey

Table 3 Associations between the mean DMFT index score, gingival index score, socio-demographic factors, oral health behavior indicators and preventive dental use indicators

Variables	DMFT score				Gingival index score
Variables	n	Mean	SD	p-value	Mean	SD	p-value
Age
6 7 8 9 10 11	255 231 248 237 204 151	0.1294 0.0996 0.0927 0.1519 0.0245 0.0795	0.564 0.554 0.435 0.653 0.155 0.391	0.133	0.486 0.521 0.491 0.504 0.535 0.516	0.562 0.560 0.546 0.542 0.527 0.539	0.935
Sex
Female Male	600 726	0.1250 0.0785	0.589 0.408	0.091	0.479 0.530	0.536 0.554	0.094
Socioeconomic status
Low Middle High	827 325 174	0.1088 0.0708 0.1092	0.526 0.413 0.510	0.488	0.524 0.456 0.524	0.553 0.524 0554	0.162
Frequency of daily tooth brushing
Once a day or less Twice a day or more	1233 93	0.1022 0.0645	0.506 0.385	0.482	0.509 0.491	0.545 0.565	0.766
Use of fluoridated toothpaste
Always/often Seldom/Never	1244 82	0.0997 0.984	0.554 0.488	0.973	0.495 0.584	0.531 0.624	0.038
Use of dental floss
At least once daily Less than once daily	156 1170	0.1154 0.0974	0.601 0.483	0.673	0.584 0.497	0.616 0.536	0.067
Frequency of daily consumption of refined carbohydrates in-between-meals
One or more times a day Less than once daily	977 349	0.1013 0.0946	0.496 0.503	0.827	0.518 0.479	0.553 0.528	0.251
Most recent visit to the dental clinic
Less than a year ago More than a year	33 1293	0.2727 0.0951	1.098 0.473	0.043	0.559 0.506	0.635 0.544	0.593

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