Homecare protective and risk factors for early childhood caries in Japan

Table 6 Child’s health habits associated with mother’s dental health status

Variables at baseline	No		Yes		p value
Variables at baseline	n	%	n	%	p value
Mother with untreated caries
Breastfed overnight
No	344	84.9	72	83.7	0.776
Yes	61	15.1	14	16.3	0.776
Bottle fed overnight
No	379	95.7	85	97.7	0.386
Yes	17	4.3	2	2.3	0.386
Snacking times
Scheduled regularly	263	65.4	42	48.3	0.003
As desired by child	139	34.6	45	51.7	0.003
Daily brushing
Every day	265	65.3	52	59.8	0.331
Not every day	141	34.7	35	40.2	0.331
Mother with treated caries
Breastfed overnight
No	128	87.1	288	83.7	0.344
Yes	19	12.9	56	16.3	0.344
Bottle fed overnight
No	140	95.9	324	96.1	0.896
Yes	6	4.1	13	3.9	0.896
Snacking times
Scheduled regularly	95	63.8	210	61.8	0.675
As desired by child	54	36.2	130	38.2	0.675
Daily brushing
Every day	96	64.4	221	64.2	0.969
Not every day	53	35.6	123	35.8	0.969
Mother with caries
Breast fed overnight
No	84	88.4	332	83.8	0.265
Yes	11	11.6	64	16.2	0.265
Bottle fed overnight
No	87	94.6	377	96.4	0.600
Yes	5	5.4	14	3.6	0.600
Snacking times
Scheduled regularly	65	69.1	240	60.8	0.131
As desired by child	29	30.9	155	39.2	0.131
Daily brushing
Every day	62	65.3	255	64.1	0.827
Not every day	33	34.7	143	35.9	0.827

Mother with treated and untreated caries: when the child was seen for their checkup for 3-year-olds
Mother with caries: having a treated or untreated carious tooth when the child was seen for their checkup for 3-year-olds
χ² test p value significance ≤ 0.05

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