Effect of Educational Level on Oral Health in Peritoneal and Hemodialysis Patients

Table 4

Median (min-max) values and statistical comparisons for decayed, missing, and filled teeth, DMFT index, and PI in the HD group.

HD group	Uneducated and primary school median (min-max)	Secondary school median (min-max)	High school median (min-max)	P
Missing	7 (0–26)	7 (0–16)	5 (1–21)	NS
Decayed	1 (0–9)	1 (0–5)	1 (0–6)	NS
Filled	0 (0–7)	0 (0–10)	0 (0–4)	NS
DMFT index	10 (0–30)	10 (0–25)	9 (1–22)	NS
PI	1.93 (0–3)	2.17 (0.43–3)	0.59 (0–3)	NS

HD group: Group of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment; DMFT index: Decayed, missing and, filled teeth index; PI: Plaque index; NS: Statistically not significant (𝑃>.05).