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Table 1 Associations between caries and feeding practices

From: Early Childhood Caries among a Bedouin community residing in the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem

Feeding practices

Caries

Caries free

Total

statistics

Bottle use:

    

   Yes

13 (20.3%)

51 (79.7%)

64 (100%)

 

   No

5 (13.2%)

33 (86.8%)

38 (100%)

n.s.*

Breast feeding:

    

   Yes

16 (16.5%)

81 (83.5%)

97 (100.0%)

 

   No

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

5 (100.0%)

n.s.

Breast feeding Only

5 (13.2%)

33 (86.8%)

38 (100.0%)

 

   Bottle only

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

5 (100.0%)

 

   Both

11 (18.6%)

48 (81.4%)

59 (100.0%)

n.s.

   Total:

18 (17.6%)

84 (82.4%)

102 (100%)

 
  1. * not statistically significant