Table 1 Description of the study sample
Variable | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Child's age | Years | 4.3 (0.5) |
Category | N (%) | |
Child's sex | Boys | 159 (55.8%) |
Girls | 126 (44.2%) | |
Child's caries experience | dmft = 0 | 146 (51.2%) |
dmft>0 | 139 (48.8%) | |
dt = 0 | 162 (56.8%) | |
dt>0 | 123 (43.2%) | |
Parental age | <30 years | 130 (45.6%) |
31–40 years | 141 (49.5%) | |
>40 years | 11 (3.9%) | |
Missing data | 3 (1.0%) | |
Parental marital status | Married | 235 (82.5%) |
Single/divorced/separated or widowed | 50 (17.5%) | |
Education of the child's mother | Primary school or no formal education | 18 (6.3%) |
Secondary school | 183 (64.2%) | |
College or university | 78 (27.4%) | |
Missing data | 6 (2.1%) |