Genetic Association of MMP10, MMP14, and MMP16 with Dental Caries
Table 1
Characteristics of the samples: mean (range) or percentage, %.
Sample
Female sex
Age, years
dft/DMFT
Children
COHRA whites
608
46.7%
7.3 (3.0–12.0)
2.3 (0–17)
COHRA blacks
81
46.9%
7.6 (3.2–11.8)
1.8 (0–8)
IHS whites
41
58.5%
4.1 (3.2–5.3)
6.3 (0–20)
IHS blacks
23
52.2%
4.3 (3.4–5.6)
5.7 (0–17)
IFS whites
136
48.5%
5.2 (4.4–6.8)
1.2 (0–16)
Adults
COHRA whites
994
62.8%
34.3 (18.0–75.0)
10.5 (0–28)
COHRA blacks
86
70.9%
36.2 (18.2–60.8)
9.3 (9–28)
Dental SCORE whites
277
63.2%
64.0 (48.0–78.0)
16.4 (2–28)
Dental SCORE blacks
225
72.9%
61.6 (47.0–79.0)
14.8 (1–28)
DRDR whites
702
50.0%
43.0 (18.0–74.8)
16.6 (0–28)
DRDR blacks
173
57.8%
44.5 (18.0–74.4)
16.5 (0–28)
CEDAR whites
173
31.2%
20.4 (15.7–28.6)
5.4 (0–21)
CEDAR blacks
68
44.3%
20.2 (15.6–27.8)
6.4 (0–16)
dft was the measure of caries experience of the primary dentition in children samples; DMFT was the measure of caries experience of the permanent dentition in adult samples.
