Table 3 Distribution of dental decay prevalence among pre-school children by sex and age group
From: Early occurrence of childhood dental caries among low literate families
Age (years) | All | Boy | Girl | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
756 (%100) | 380 (%51.5) | 367 (%48.5) | ||||
Dental decay free N (%) | Dental decay ≥1 N (%) | Dental decay free N (%) | Dental decay ≥1 N (%) | Dental decay free N (%) | Dental decay ≥1 N (%) | |
4 | 14 (26.9) | 38 (73.1) | 6 (23.1) | 20 (76.9) | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) |
5 | 41 (22.0) | 141 (78.0) | 25 (26.0) | 71 (74.0) | 16 (17.8) | 74 (82.2) |
6 | 50 (12.3) | 355 (87.7) | 28 (13.3) | 183 (86.7) | 22 (11.3) | 172 (88.7) |
7 | 10 (18.8) | 103 (91.2) | 8 (14.3) | 48 (85.7) | 2 (3.5) | 55 (96.5) |
Total | 115 (15.2) | 641 (84.8) | 67 (17.2) | 322 (82.8) | 48 (13.1) | 319 (86.9) |