Research Article
Molar Incisor Hypomineralization, Prevalence, and Etiology
Table 5
The association between health problems during the first four years of life and prevalence of MIH.
| Variables | MIH (%) | Non-MIH (%) | | value |
| Adenoiditis | 5 (21.7%) | 6 (2.5%) | 19.780 | <0.001* | Fever | 3 (13.0%) | 7 (2.9%) | 6.036 | 0.014* | Frequent tonsillitis | 6 (26.1%) | 8 (3.3%) | 22.007 | <0.001* | Asthma | 8 (34.8%) | 10 (4.1%) | 31.477 | <0.001* | Otitis media | 1 (4.3%) | 2 (0.8%) | 2.355 | 0.125 | Frequent antibiotics intake | 5 (21.7%) | 11 (4.5%) | 11.078 | 0.001* | Chicken pox | 2 (8.7%) | 5 (2.0%) | 3.637 | 0.057 | Measles | 1 (4.3%) | 3 (1.2%) | 1.385 | 0.239 | GIT problems | 1 (4.3%) | 5 (2.0%) | 0.506 | 0.477 | Jaundice | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0.190 | 0.663 | Eczema | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.095 | 0.758 | Urinary infections | 2 (8.7%) | 6 (2.5%) | 2.813 | 0.145 | No disease history | 4 (17.4%) | 199 (81.6%) | 47.486 | <0.001* | Total | 23 (100%) | 244 (100%) | | |
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value is significant at 0.05 level.
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