Table 1 Evaluation of the relation of ECC between sociodemographic findings, nutrition, and oral hygiene habits
Variable | Group | n / % | ECC | SECC | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(-) | (+) | (-) | (+) | ||||
Gender | Female | n | 54a | 196a | 83a | 167a | 250 |
% | 21.60 | 78.40 | 33.20 | 66.80 | 100.00 | ||
Male | n | 53a | 172a | 72a | 153a | 225 | |
% | 23.60 | 76.40 | 32,00 | 68.00 | 100.00 | ||
p value | 0.610 | 0.780 | |||||
Mother education status | Primary education | n | 27a | 184b | 48a | 163b | 211 |
% | 12.80 | 87.20 | 22.70 | 77.30 | 100.00 | ||
High school | n | 27a | 101a | 41a | 87a | 128 | |
% | 21.10 | 78.90 | 32.00 | 68.00 | 100.00 | ||
License | n | 46a | 77b | 57a | 66b | 123 | |
% | 37.40 | 62.60 | 46.30 | 53.70 | 100.00 | ||
Postgraduate | n | 7a | 6b | 9a | 4b | 13 | |
% | 53.80 | 46.10 | 75.00 | 25.00 | 100.00 | ||
p-value | 0.001* | 0.001* | |||||
Father education status | Primary education | n | 21a | 141b | 36a | 126b | 162 |
% | 13.00 | 87.00 | 22.20 | 77.80 | 100.00 | ||
High school | n | 23a | 114a | 34a | 103b | 137 | |
% | 16.80 | 83.20 | 24.80 | 75.20 | 100.00 | ||
License | n | 55a | 105b | 74a | 86b | 160 | |
% | 34.40 | 65.60 | 46.30 | 53.80 | 100.00 | ||
Postgraduate | n | 8a | 8b | 11a | 5b | 16 | |
% | 50.00 | 50.00 | 68.80 | 31.30 | 100.00 | ||
p-value | 0.001* | 0.001* | |||||
Socioeconomic status | Below minimum wage | n | 10a | 64b | 19a | 55a | 74 |
% | 13.50 | 86.50 | 25.70 | 74.30 | 100.00 | ||
Minimum wage | n | 32a | 195b | 52a | 175b | 227 | |
% | 14.10 | 85.90 | 22.90 | 77.10 | 100.00 | ||
Above minimum wage | n | 65a | 109b | 84a | 90b | 174 | |
% | 37.40 | 62.60 | 48.30 | 51.70 | 100.00 | ||
p value | 0.001* | 0.001* | |||||
Breastfeeding period | 6 months | n | 15a | 68a | 30a | 53a | 83 |
% | 18.10 | 81.90 | 36.10 | 63.90 | 100.00 | ||
12 months | n | 23a | 42b | 29a | 36a | 65 | |
% | 35.40 | 64.60 | 44.60 | 55.40 | 100.00 | ||
12–24 months | n | 50a | 178a | 70a | 158a | 228 | |
% | 21.90 | 78.10 | 30.70 | 69.30 | 100.00 | ||
25 months and above | n | 12a | 58a | 17a | 53a | 70 | |
% | 17.10 | 82.90 | 24.30 | 75.70 | 100.00 | ||
p-value | 0.040* | 0.060 | |||||
Nighttime bottle feeding | Yes | n | 42a | 166a | 69a | 139a | 208 |
% | 20.20 | 79.80 | 33.20 | 66.80 | 100.00 | ||
No | n | 65a | 202a | 86a | 181a | 267 | |
% | 24.30 | 75.70 | 32.20 | 67.80 | 100.00 | ||
p-value | 0.280 | 0.820 | |||||
Tooth brushing frequency | Two times a day | n | 29a | 34b | 33a | 30b | 63 |
% | 46.00 | 54.00 | 52.40 | 47.60 | 100.00 | ||
Once a day | n | 37a | 97a | 59a | 75b | 134 | |
% | 27.60 | 72.40 | 44.00 | 56.00 | 100.00 | ||
Irregular-none | n | 41a | 237b | 63a | 215b | 278 | |
% | 14.70 | 85.30 | 22.70 | 77.30 | 100.00 | ||
p-value | 0.001* | 0.001* | |||||