Relationship between Body Mass Index and Tooth Decay in a Population of 3–6-Year-Old Children in Iran

Table 2

Distribution of dmft index and its various components along with BMI based on child age.

Age	Index
					dmft	BMI
3 years	Mean ± SD; Min–Max	1.47 ± 2.27; 0–12	0.093 ± 0.529; 0–4	0.16 ± 0.73; 0–8	1.73 ± 2.65; 0–13	15.4 ± 1.52; 10.76–24.38
4 years	Mean ± SD; Min–Max	1.91 ± 2.66; 0–15	0.12 ± 0.64; 0–6	0.29 ± 1.0; 0–8	2.31 ± 3.09; 0–16	15.41 ± 1.69; 10.24–24.04
5 years	Mean ± SD; Min–Max	2.25 ± 2.72; 0–13	0.17 ± 0.65; 0–7	0.57 ± 1.32; 0–8	2.99 ± 3.25; 0–14	15.5 ± 1.87; 9.76–24.57