Table 2 Associations between caries and independent factors
From: Early Childhood Caries among a Bedouin community residing in the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem
| Â | Caries | Caries free | statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: | Â | Â | Â |
   12–24 months | 0 | 47 (100%) | χ2 test: |
   25–36 months | 18 (33.3%) | 37 (66.7%) | p < 0.001 |
Family size: | Â | Â | Â |
   1–5 children | 10 (13.5%) | 64 (86.5%) | Linear by linear ass: |
   6–9 children | 3 (15.8%) | 16 (84.2%) | p= 0.009 |
   10–13 children | 5 (55.6%) | 4 (44.4%) |  |
Mother's Educational level: | Â | Â | Â |
   0–9 years | 17 (22.4%) | 59 (77.6%) | Fisher's Exact Test: |
   10 or more years | 1 (3.8%) | 25 (96.2%) | p= 0.037 |
Mother's teeth appearance: | Â | Â | Â |
   Fairly good | 6 (9.4%) | 58 (90.6%) | χ2 test: |
   Fairly poor | 12 (31.6%) | 26 (68.4%) | p= 0.04 |