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Frequency distribution of independent and dependent variables and their categories in Kinondoni and Temeke districts |
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| Variables |
Categories (code) |
Kinondoni % (n) |
Temeke %(n) |
p-value |
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| Sex e |
Male (1) |
41.1 (412) |
36.8 (220) |
P = 0.050 |
| Female (2) |
58.9 (591) |
63.2 (378) |
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| Age |
12 Yr (1) |
26.1 (262) |
23.9 (143) |
P = 0.033 |
| 13 yr (2) |
41.0 (420) |
48.5 (290) |
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| 14 yr (3) |
32.0 (321) |
27.6 (165) |
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| Parental education |
Both low (1) |
38.5 (210) |
53.8 (149) |
P = 0.000 |
| One low/one high (2) |
24.2 (132) |
20.9 (58) |
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| Both high (3) |
37.2 (203) |
25.3 (70) |
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| Place of residence: |
Urban (1) |
63.5 (637) |
82.3 (492) |
P = 0.000 |
| Rural (2) |
36.5 (366) |
17.7 (106) |
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| State of health |
Good (0) |
93.2 (935) |
96.5 (577) |
P = 0.003 |
| Bad (1) |
6.8 (68) |
3.5 (21) |
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| Reported problems tooth position |
Yes (1) |
10.5 (105) |
13.9 (83) |
P = 0.025 |
| No (2) |
89.5 (898) |
86.1 (515) |
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| Reported problems tooth spaces |
Yes (1) |
7.8 (78) |
7.5 (45) |
P = 0.465 |
| No (2) |
92.2 (925) |
92.5 (553) |
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| Problem swallowing |
No (0) |
93.5 (938) |
90.8 (543) |
P = 0.030 |
| Yes (1) |
6.5 (65) |
9.2 (55) |
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| Problem pain |
No (0) |
81.3 (815) |
75.9 (454) |
P = 0.066 |
| Yes (1) |
18.7 (188) |
24.1 (144) |
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| OHIS debris score |
Good = 0 |
68.0 (682) |
61.9 (370) |
P = 0.007 |
| Fair/poor = 1 |
32.0 (321) |
38.1 (228) |
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| OIDP extent |
None = 0 |
81.5 (817) |
54.5 (326) |
P = 0.001 |
| > 1 = 1 |
18.5 (186) |
45.5 (272) |
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| Malocclusion index (SMO) |
No (0) |
37.4 (328) |
34.0 (163) |
P = 0.237 |
| Yes (1) |
62.6 (549) |
66.0 (316) |
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| Dissatisfied appearance/function |
Yes (0) |
25.6 (257) |
19.4 (116) |
P = 0.002 |
| No (1) |
74.4 (746) |
80.6 (482) |
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| Reported state of teeth |
Good (1) |
84.8 (851) |
91.6 (548) |
P = 0.001 |
| Bad (2) |
15.2 (152) |
8.4 (50) |
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Mtaya et al. BMC Oral Health 2008 8:14 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-8-14 |
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