Research Article
Vitamin D3 and Dental Caries in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency
Table 2
The influence of vitamin D concentration on mean DMFT index and its components in populations of children with GHD from rural areas.
| | Caries indices | Vitamin D3 concentration lower than 10 ng/mL | Vitamin D3 concentration lower than 20 ng/mL | Vitamin D3 concentration lower than 30 ng/mL | Vitamin D3 concentration higher than 30 ng/mL | Kruskal-Wallis test | | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | value |
| | DT | 4.67 ± 3.73 | 3.00 | 3.78 ± 2.68 | 5.00 | 1.38 ± 1.27 | 1.00 | 1.93 ± 1.66 | 1.00 | 7.70 | | MT | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.88 | | FT | 3.00 ± 2.31 | 3.00 | 1.78 ± 1.69 | 1.00 | 2.69 ± 2.38 | 2.00 | 1.77 ± 1.99 | 1.00 | 1.20 | | DMFT | 7.67 ± 2.08 | 7.00 | 5.55 ± 2.56 | 6.00 | 4.08 ± 2.26 | 4.00 | 3.70 ± 3.05 | 3.50 | 7.56 |
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DT = decayed teeth; MT = missed teeth; FT = filled teeth; DMFT = decayed, missed, and filled teeth; GHD = growth hormone deficiency.
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