Clinical Study
Assessment of Gingival Health Status among 5- and 12-Year-Old Children in Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Level of gingival inflammation in the 12-year olds by gender, area of residence, and governorate.
| | | None
(%) | Mild
(%) | Moderate
(%) | Severe
(%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male () | 367 (17.9) | 625 (30.5) | 1059 (51.6) | 1 (0.00%) | | Female () | 513 (25.0) | 635 (30.9) | 904 (44.1) | 0 (0.00%) | | Total () | 880 (21.4) | 1260 (30.7) | 1963 (47.8) | 1 (0.00%) | | Mann-Whitney | <0.001 | | Area of residence (for 12 years) | | | | | | Urban () | 239 (15.7) | 487 (32.0) | 794 (52.2) | 0 (0.00%) | | Rural () | 301 (23.3) | 349 (27.0) | 641 (49.9) | 1 (0.00%) | | Periurban () | 340 (26.3) | 424 (32.8) | 528 (40.9) | 0 (0.00%) | | Total () | 880 (21.4) | 1260 (30.7) | 1963 (47.8) | 1 (0.00%) | | Kruskal-Wallis | <0.001 | | Governorate | | | | | | Sana'a () | 0 (0.0) | 129 (10.6) | 1086 (89.3) | 1 (0.01%) | | Taiz () | 392 (46.9) | 351 (42.0) | 93 (11.1) | 0 (0.0%) | | Hodeida () | 269 (39.3) | 339 (49.6) | 76 (11.1) | 0 (0.0%) | | Hajjah () | 0 (0.0) | 52 (7.6) | 632 (92.4) | 0 (0.0%) | | Hadramaut () | 219 (32.0) | 389 (56.9) | 76 (11.1) | 0 (0.0%) | | Total () | 0880 (21.4) | 1260 (30.7) | 1963 (47.8) | 1 (0.0%) | | Kruskal-Wallis | <0.001 |
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