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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR

From: Nutritional status, dental caries and tooth eruption in children: a longitudinal study in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR

 

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Baseline (n = 624)

Follow-up (n = 478)

Baseline (n = 570)

Follow-up (n = 486)

Baseline (n = 653)

Follow-up (n = 535)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Boys

308 (49.4)

245 (51.3)

295 (51.8)

249 (51.2)

325 (49.8)

272 (50.8)

 Girls

316 (50.6)

233 (48.7)

275 (48.3)

237 (48.8)

328 (50.2)

263 (49.2)

Age (years)

 Baseline | Follow-up

      

 6 to < 7 | 8 to < 9

516 (82.7)

393 (82.2)

388 (68.1)

337 (69.3)

426 (65.2)

358 (66.9)

 7 to < 8 | 9 to < 10

108 (17.3)

85 (17.8)

182 (31.9)

149 (30.7)

227 (34.8)

177 (33.1)

Geographical location

 Rural

378 (60.6)

309 (64.6)

–

–

214 (32.8)

187 (35.0)

 Urban

246 (39.4)

169 (35.4)

570 (100.0)

486 (100.0)

439 (67.2)

348 (65.1)

Number of siblingsa

 1 or no siblings

–

144 (30.1)

–

253 (52.3)

–

199 (37.2)

 2 siblings

–

137 (28.7)

–

143 (29.6)

–

187 (35.0)

 3 or more siblings

–

197 (41.2)

–

88 (18.2)

–

149 (27.9)

TV ownershipa

 No

–

58 (12.2)

–

3 (0.6)

–

23 (4.3)

 Yes

–

418 (87.8)

–

481 (99.4)

–

508 (95.7)

Car / motorcyclea ownership

 No

–

72 (15.1)

–

330 (68.2)

–

41 (7.7)

 Yes

–

406 (84.9)

–

154 (31.8)

–

492 (92.3)

Weight status

 Underweight

53 (8.7)

67 (14.3)

45 (7.9)

37 (7.6)

41 (6.4)

46 (8.8)

 Normal weight

539 (87.9)

375 (80.1)

443 (78.1)

337 (69.6)

566 (88.2)

434 (82.5)

 Overweight

21 (3.4)

26 (5.6)

79 (13.9)

110 (22.7)

35 (5.5)

46 (8.8)

Stunting

 No

410 (66.9)

318 (68.2)

480 (84.8)

401 (83.5)

381 (59.4)

365 (69.5)

 Yes

203 (33.1)

148 (31.8)

86 (15.2)

79 (16.5)

261 (40.7)

160 (30.5)

 

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

Number of permanent teeth

5.4 ± 2.7

12.1 ± 3.4

6.0 ± 2.6

12.6 ± 3.0

6.0 ± 3.0

12.6 ± 3.8

dt

9.8 ± 4.5

6.7 ± 3.6

8.2 ± 4.5

5.0 ± 3.4

7.3 ± 4.8

4.4 ± 3.5

DT

0.2 ± 0.6

1.1 ± 1.4

0.1 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.9

0.3 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 1.1

pufa

2.6 ± 2.4

2.8 ± 2.1

3.2 ± 3.1

2.7 ± 2.3

1.9 ± 2.4

1.9 ± 1.9

PUFA

0.0 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.4

  1. aMeasured at follow-up
  2. Number of missing values at baseline: anthropometric data, n = 25; dental data, n = 8
  3. Number of missing values at follow-up: anthropometric data, n = 21; dental data, n = 16