Table 1: Demographic features for the studied women.
|
Variable |
Total n = 200 No (%) |
Pregnant women with dental caries n = 28 No (%) |
Pregnant without dental caries n = 172 No (%) |
P value |
|
Age (years) |
< 0.05 |
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|
18-25 |
52 (26) |
2 (3.8) |
50 (96.2) |
|
|
26-32 |
64 (32) |
8 (12.5) |
56 (87.5) |
|
|
33-40 |
84 (42) |
18 (21.4) |
66 (78.6) |
|
|
Residency |
NS |
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|
Urban |
96 (48) |
8 (8.3) |
88 (91.7) |
|
|
Rural |
104 (52) |
20 (19.2) |
84 (80.8) |
|
|
Employment |
NS |
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|
Employed |
102 (51) |
6 (5.9) |
96 (94.1) |
|
|
Unemployed |
92 (46) |
20 (21.7) |
72 (78.3) |
|
|
Students |
6 (3.0) |
2 (33.3) |
4 (66.7) |
|
|
Education |
< 0.05 |
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|
Illiterate |
36 (18) |
16 (44.4) |
20 (55.6) |
|
|
High school |
115 (57.5) |
8 (7.0) |
107 (93.0) |
|
|
University |
49 (24.5) |
4 (8.2) |
45 (91.8) |
|
|
Previous pregnancy |
< 0.05 |
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|
0-3 |
120 (60) |
8 (6.6) |
112 (93.3) |
|
|
> 3 |
80 (40) |
20 (25.0) |
60 (75.0) |
|
|
Smoking |
< 0.05 |
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|
Yes |
2 (1.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (100) |
|
|
No |
198 (99) |
28 (14.1) |
170 (85.9) |
|