Table 1: The confounding factors in asthmatic children and their non-asthmatic counterparts with regard to gender, fluoride exposure history, dietary history, oral hygiene, time since last dental visit, and parents’ education.
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Asthmatic children |
Non-asthmatic children |
χ2 |
*P-value |
Mannwhit p-value |
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Gender, n (%) Male |
62 (51.7) |
66(55.0) |
0.268 |
0.605 |
0.607 |
|
Female |
58(48.3) |
54(45.0) |
0.268 |
0.605 |
|
|
Dietary history, n (%) Consuming food and drinks 5 times ⁄ day |
75(62.5) |
73(60.8) |
0.071 |
0.791 |
0.956 |
|
Drinking sweet drinks between meals |
70(58.3) |
62(51.7) |
1.077 |
0.299 |
|
|
Use of sweets |
77(64.2) |
72(60.0) |
0.443 |
0.506 |
|
|
Daily use of milk |
39(32.5) |
42(35.0) |
0.168 |
0.682 |
|
|
Oral hygiene, n (%) Tooth brushing 1 time ⁄ day |
81(67.5) |
78(65.0) |
0.168 |
0.682 |
0.684 |
|
Tooth brushing 2 times ⁄ day or more |
39(32.5) |
42(35.0) |
0.168 |
0.682 |
|
|
Last dental visit, n (%) In the last 6 months |
12(10.0) |
15(12.5) |
0.376 |
0.540 |
0.403 |
|
More than 6 months |
30(25.0) |
33(27.5) |
0.194 |
0.660 |
|
|
Never Attended |
78(65.0) |
72(60.0) |
0.640 |
0.424 |
|
|
Parents’ education, n (%) Elementary school |
36(30.0) |
40(33.3) |
0.308 |
0.579 |
0.902 |
|
Secondary school |
58(48.3) |
51(42.5) |
0.824 |
0.364 |
|
|
Post-secondary school |
26(21.7) |
29(24.2) |
0.212 |
0.645 |
There are no statistically significant differences between the asthmatic children and their non-asthmatic counterparts (P>0.05).