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Table 2 Dental caries and odontogenic infections according to weight status and stunting in children from Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR at age 6–7 years and at age 8–9 years

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

 

Dental caries (mean ± sd)

 

Odontogenic infections (mean ± sd)

 
 

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

P a

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

P a

 

dt at baseline (age 6–7)

 

pufa at baseline (age 6–7)

 

Cambodia (n = 53 | 538 | 21)

11.7 ± 4.7

9.6 ± 4.4

8.6 ± 4.2

0.004

3.1 ± 2.4

2.5 ± 2.4

1.7 ± 2.2

0.033

Indonesia (n = 45 | 441 | 79)

9.3 ± 5.0

8.3 ± 4.4

6.3 ± 4.5

< 0.001

3.6 ± 2.9

3.3 ± 3.1

2.5 ± 3.1

0.007

Lao PDR (n = 41 | 562 | 35)

8.8 ± 5.2

7.2 ± 4.8

6.5 ± 4.4

0.094

1.8 ± 2.1

1.8 ± 2.3

2.1 ± 3.2

0.997

 

DT at follow-up (age 8–9)

 

PUFA at follow-up (age 8–9)

 

Cambodia (n = 67 | 372 | 26)

1.4 ± 1.4

1.1 ± 1.3

0.7 ± 1.2

0.030

0.1 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.3

0.985

Indonesia (n = 37 | 335 | 109)

0.9 ± 1.3

0.6 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 0.8

0.176

0.2 ± 0.6

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.3

0.751

Lao PDR (n = 45 | 427 | 46)

0.8 ± 1.1

0.6 ± 1.1

0.5 ± 1.0

0.537

0.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.3

0.987

 

Not stunted

Stunted

P b

Not stunted

Stunted

P b

 

dt at baseline (age 6–7)

 

pufa at baseline (age 6–7)

 

Cambodia (n = 409 | 203)

9.6 ± 4.3

10.2 ± 4.8

0.058

2.5 ± 2.3

2.6 ± 2.5

0.992

Indonesia (n = 478 | 86)

7.9 ± 4.4

9.6 ± 4.6

0.002

3.0 ± 3.0

4.1 ± 3.6

0.010

Lao PDR (n = 377 | 261)

6.9 ± 4.8

7.8 ± 4.9

0.018

1.8 ± 2.2

1.9 ± 2.5

0.666

 

DT at follow-up (age 8–9)

 

PUFA at follow-up (age 8–9)

 

Cambodia (n = 316 | 147)

1.1 ± 1.4

1.0 ± 1.3

0.496

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.2

0.316

Indonesia (n = 399 | 79)

0.5 ± 0.9

0.7 ± 1.1

0.485

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.5

0.867

Lao PDR (n = 357 | 160)

0.7 ± 1.2

0.5 ± 0.9

0.294

0.1 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.3

0.820

  1. aKruskall Wallis Test, b Mann Whitney U-Test