Malocclusion in Elementary School Children in Beirut: Severity and Related Social/Behavioral Factors

Table 2

Health and behavioral characteristics of child and mother.

Characteristics	School type		value
	Public; (); %	Private; (); %
Chronic diseases
Yes	13.4	9.1	NS
No	86.6	90.9
Mouth breathing
Yes	9.8	7.7	NS
No	90.2	92.3
Sucking habits
Yes	19.56	14.9	0.030
No	80.43	85.1
Maternal smoking during pregnancy (cigarettes)	20.4	7.0	0.000
Feeding method
Breast	53.3	31.0	NS
Bottle	22.7	24.2
Both	24.0	44.8