Table 1 Sample characteristics and outcomes
From: Obesity and caries in four-to-six year old English children: a cross-sectional study
|  | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 5.10 ± 0.31 |
| Â | N (%) |
Gender | |
 Boys | 175 (50.1) |
 Girls | 174 (49.9) |
Ethnicity | |
 White | 323 (92.6) |
 Mixed | 9 (2.6) |
 Asian or Asian British | 5 (1.4) |
 Chinese | 1 (0.3) |
 Any other ethnic group | 3 (0.9) |
 Unknown | 5 (1.4) |
Weight status | Â |
 Underweight | 2 (0.6) |
 Healthy weight | 279 (79.9) |
 Overweight | 38 (10.9) |
 Obese | 30 (8.6) |
Dental caries | |
 Free of caries | 239 (68.3) |
 Presence of caries (dmft> 0) | 110 (31.7) |
|  | Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
 dmft in total sample | 1.01 ± 2.07 (0.79–1.23) |
 dmft among those with presence of caries | 3.18 ± 2.57 (2.70–3.67) |