| |
Total |
Caries Free |
Caries |
Chi-square |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
X2 |
P-value |
| Age |
| 1–1.5 yrs |
49 |
8.75 |
41.00 |
83.67 |
8.00 |
16.33 |
157.416 |
<0.001* |
| 1.5 –2 yrs |
60 |
10.71 |
46.00 |
76.67 |
14.00 |
23.33 |
| 2 – 2.5 yrs |
98 |
17.50 |
19.00 |
19.39 |
79.00 |
80.61 |
| 2.5 – 3 yrs |
163 |
29.11 |
28.00 |
17.18 |
135.00 |
82.82 |
| 3 – 3.5 yrs |
190 |
33.93 |
36.00 |
18.95 |
154.00 |
81.05 |
| Sex |
| Female |
222 |
39.64 |
94.00 |
42.34 |
128.00 |
57.66 |
24.991 |
<0.001* |
| Male |
338 |
60.36 |
76.00 |
22.49 |
262.00 |
77.51 |
| Position of child |
| Only |
45 |
8.04 |
7.00 |
15.56 |
38.00 |
84.44 |
56.243 |
<0.001* |
| Eldest |
238 |
42.50 |
61.00 |
25.63 |
177.00 |
74.37 |
| Mid |
107 |
19.11 |
64.00 |
59.81 |
43.00 |
40.19 |
| Young |
170 |
30.36 |
38.00 |
22.35 |
132.00 |
77.65 |
| Employment status |
| Current employed |
386 |
68.93 |
98.00 |
25.39 |
288.00 |
74.61 |
14.506 |
<0.001* |
| Unemployed |
174 |
31.07 |
72.00 |
41.38 |
102.00 |
58.62 |
| Education level |
| High |
286 |
51.07 |
92.00 |
32.17 |
194.00 |
67.83 |
9.434 |
0.009* |
| Moderate |
106 |
18.93 |
41.00 |
38.68 |
65.00 |
61.32 |
| Low |
168 |
30.00 |
37.00 |
22.02 |
131.00 |
77.98 |
| Type of feeding |
| Breast feeding |
206 |
36.79 |
61.00 |
29.61 |
145.00 |
70.39 |
11.191 |
0.011* |
| Bottle fed. |
191 |
34.11 |
47.00 |
24.61 |
144.00 |
75.39 |
| Both |
80 |
14.29 |
36.00 |
45.00 |
44.00 |
55.00 |
| Weaned |
83 |
14.82 |
26.00 |
31.33 |
57.00 |
68.67 |
|
