Fluoride Exposure, Caregiver Education, and Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (dmft) in 2-5 year-old English or Spanish Speaking Children

Table 1: Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (dmft) and Demographic Variables (n=241)

Variable	Spanish (n=117)			English (n=124)			p-value
Variable	Median	P25	P75	Median	P25	P75	p-value
dmft	7.0	4.0	10.0	8.5	6.0	11.0	0.004
Years family living at current address	2.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	6.3	0.05
Years of education of primary care-giving parent	9.0	6.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	14.0	<0.001
Age of child in years	3.4	2.8	4.3	4.1	3.3	4.8	0.006
Gender
Male	59 (50%)			60 (50%)			0.75
Female	58 (48%)			64 (52%)			0.75

Note:

Chi-square test was used for gender (categorical variable).

Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for the other variables (continuous variable).

P₂₅ (25^th percentile)

P₇₅ (75^th percentile)