Clinical Study

Analysis of Polymorphisms in the Lactotransferrin Gene Promoter and Dental Caries

Table 4

Baseline characteristics of the fifteen (15) students classified as “cases” being further sequenced, being 8 without and 7 with caries experience (mean DMFT = 6.28).

VariablesG1 ( 𝑛 = 8 )
DMFT = 0
G2 ( 𝑛 = 7 )
DMFT = 6 . 2 8 ± 1 . 7 )
𝑛 (%) 𝑛 (%)

Ethnic group
 Caucasian8 (100)7 (100)

Gender
 Female7 (87.5)4 (57.14)
 Male1 (12.5)3 (42.86)