Age group | Caries Group | Total | χ2, p | ||||
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Occlusal caries | Proximal caries | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
< 30 | 22 | 48.9 | 17 | 37.8 | 39 | 43.3 | χ2=2.112 p = 0.348 |
30–40 | 17 | 37.8 | 17 | 37.8 | 34 | 37.8 | |
≥ 40 | 6 | 13.3 | 11 | 24.4 | 17 | 18.9 | |
Mean ± SD | 30.2 ± 7.5 | 32.9 ± 7.4 | 31.5 ± 7.6 | 0.081a | |||
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 29 | 64.4 | 28 | 62.2 | 57 | 63.3 | χ2=0.048 p = 0.827 |
 Female | 16 | 35.6 | 17 | 37.8 | 33 | 36.7 | |
Total | 45 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 90 | 100 | Â |