The rs35874116 single nucleotide polymorphism increases sweet intake and the risk of severe early childhood caries: a case–control study

Table 3 Distribution of the rs35874116 SNP between different genders, frequencies of sweet intake and caries status

Variables	TT genotype	CT/CC genotype	x²	P
Gender
Boy	91 (48.7)	25 (51.0)	0.086	0.769
Girl	96 (51.3)	24 (49.0)
Frequencies of sweet intake			5.436	0.020
LS group	91 (48.7)	33 (67.3)
HS group	96 (51.3)	16 (32.7)
Caries status			4.353	0.037
NC group	87 (46.5)	18 (36.7)
S-ECC group	100 (53.5)	31 (63.3)

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