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Table 3 Evaluation of the relationship between LBW, term, preterm birth on ECC-SECC

From: Evaluation of possible associated factors for early childhood caries: are preterm birth and birth weight related?

Variable

Group

n / %

ECC

SECC

Total

(-)

(+)

(-)

(+)

Birth week

≥ 37 weeks

n /

%

99

92.5

299

81.3

140

90.3

258

80.6

398

100.00

< 37 weeks

n /

%

8

7.5

69

18.8

15

9.7

62

19.4

77

100.00

p-value

  

0.003*

 

0.004*

 

Birth history by week

preterm 37 weeks>

n

8a

69b

15a

62b

77

  

%

10.40

89.60

19.50

80.50

100.00

 

early term 37–38 weeks

n

18a

56a

24a

50a

74

 

%

24.30

75.70

32.40

67.60

100.00

 

term 38–42 weeks

n

81a

243a

116a

208b

324

 

%

25.00

75.00

35.80

64.20

100.00

p-value

0.020*

0.020*

 

Preterm status by week of birth

moderate to late preterm (32–37 weeks)

n

0a

2a

1a

1a

2

%

11.80

88.20

20.60

79.40

100.00

very preterm (28-32-weeks)

n

1a

16a

1a

16a

17

%

12.00

88.00

24.00

76.00

100.00

extremely preterm (28 weeks>)

n

7a

51a

13a

45a

58

%

5.60

94.40

11.10

88.90

100.00

p-value

0.738

0.148

 

LBW

2500 g >

n

4a

19a

6a

17a

23

%

17.40

82.60

26.10

73.90

100.00

NBW

≥ 2500 g

n

103a

349a

149a

303a

452

%

22.80

77.20

33.00

67.00

100.00

p-value

0.550

0.490

 
  1. ECC; Early childhood caries, S-ECC; Severe early childhood caries, LBW; Low birth weight, NBW; normal birth weight. Test value; χ2(chi-square test value), p; statistical significance, *p < 0.05; Different letters in the lines show that there is a difference between the two groups, while the same letters show that there is no difference