Clinical Study
Assessment of Gingival Health Status among 5- and 12-Year-Old Children in Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Level of gingival inflammation in the 5-year olds by gender and governorate.
| | None (%) | Mild (%) | Moderate (%) | Severe (%) |
| Gender | | | | | Male () | 455 (70.4) | 173 (26.8) | 18 (2.8) | 0 (0.0%) | Female () | 485 (75.1) | 139 (22.5) | 22 (3.4) | 0 (0.0%) | Total () | 940 (72.8) | 312 (24.1) | 40 (3.1) | 0 (0.0%) | Mann-Whitney | 0.08 | Governorate | | | | | Sana'a () | 221 (48.5) | 195 (42.8) | 40 (8.8) | 0 (0.0%) | Taiz () | 400 (87.7) | 56 (12.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0%) | Hodeida () | 126 (82.9) | 26 (17.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0%) | Hadramaut () | 193 (84.6) | 35 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0%) | Total () | 940 (72.8) | 312 (24.1) | 40 (3.1) | 0 (0.0%) | Kruskal-Wallis | <0.001 |
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