Table 4.  Sugar and fibre scores by severity of decay and level of deprivation

 

 

Number of children

Mean fibre score

SD

P

Mean sugar score

 

SD

P

 

 

High DMF

Low DMF

 

89

75

 

37.2

35.8

 

5.1

4.2

 

P=0.056

 

 

30.9

32.0

 

4.8

5.9

 

P=0.21

Bowels open

>2 per day

Daily

1 /2 days

2+ days

 

 

 

15

107

26

12

 

 

35.8

36.6

36.0

37.1

 

 

4.5

4.5

4.9

6.1

P=0.86

 

 

31.0

31.8

32.5

30.1

 

 

4.5

5.4

4.4

4.6

P=0.73

Carstairs score

1,2&3

4

5

6

7

 

 

26

21

32

36

48

 

 

 

35.5

35.7

36.4

36.9

37.1

 

 

4.2

3.8

5.5

4.9

4.7

P=0.58

 

 

31.9

31.8

29.3

32.4

32.2

 

 

4.2

4.9

5.6

5.8

5.7

P=0.13