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Table 1 Outcomes and general characteristics of the studied sample (n = 230)

From: Body mass index and dental caries in children aged 5 to 8 years attending a dental paediatric referral practice in the Netherlands

 

Mean ± SD

Age

7.0 ± 1.2

Dmft

4.2 ± 3.4

Dmfs

10.3 ± 9.3

 

N (%)

Dental caries

 Caries-free

45 (19.6)

 Caries-active

185 (80.4)

Overweighta

 

 No

188 (81.7)

 Yes

42 (18.3)

Sex

 

 Girl

130 (56.5)

 Boy

100 (43.5)

Education level (mother)b

 

 High

46 (21.4)

 Medium

95 (44.2)

 Low

74 (34.4)

Ethnicityc

 

 Native

192 (83.8)

 Immigrant

37 (16.2)

  1. aIncluding obesity
  2. bMissing data for 14 children
  3. cMissing data for 1 child