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Table 3 Socio-economic factors based on the children's gender, parent's level of education, and occupation in relation to the prevalence of dental erosion

From: The prevalence of dental erosion and associated risk factors in 12-13-year-old school children in Southern China

Variables	Total No. of children	Dental erosion
		No. of children	%	P
Gender
Male	774	199	25.7	0.068
Female	725	217	29.9
Father's education
Primary	544	169	31.1	0.069
Secondary	633	169	26.7
College and postgraduate	322	78	24.2
Mother's education*
Primary	665	196	29.5	0.035
Secondary	575	165	28.7
College and postgraduate	259	55	21.2
Father's occupation
Employers/professional	327	93	28.4	0.909
Employees/non-professional	857	238	27.8
Unemployed	315	85	27.0
Mother's occupation
Employers/professional	244	59	24.2	0.384
Employees/non-professional	948	268	28.3
Unemployed	307	89	29.0

*P < 0.05, Chi-squared test.

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