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Table 1 The oral health and dental visit status by the basic characteristic of children

From: Comparing individual-, family-, and community-level effects on the oral health of preschool children: a multilevel analysis of national survey data

 

Total

Caries

 

No

Yes

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age group

     

P<0.0001

 3

1527

(19.85)

875

(57.30)

652

(42.70)

 4

2651

(34.46)

1152

(43.46)

1499

(56.54)

 5

3318

(43.12)

1150

(34.66)

2168

(65.34)

Gender

     

P=0.6331

 Male

3870

(50.299)

1630

(42.12)

2240

(57.88)

 Female

3626

(47.128)

1547

(42.66)

2079

(57.34)

Area

     

P<0.0001

 Rural

3832

(49.805)

1498

(39.09)

2334

(60.91)

 Urban

3664

(47.622)

1679

(45.82)

1985

(54.18)

Education level of parents

     

P<0.0001

 Both below college

1517

(19.717)

483

(31.84)

1034

(68.16)

 One of parents below college

1778

(23.109)

670

(37.68)

1108

(62.32)

 Both above college

4201

(54.601)

2024

(48.18)

2177

(51.82)

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