Research Article

Molar Incisor Hypomineralization, Prevalence, and Etiology

Table 2

Sample demographics.

VariablesMIH  
(%)
Non-MIH  
(%)
Total  
(%)
-value

Gender
 Male13 (9.7%)121 (90.3%)134 (50.2%)0.4040.525
 Female10 (7.5%)123 (92.5%)133 (49.8%)
Age group (years)
 8 7 (7.4%)88 (92.6%)95 (35.6%)2.0180.732
 9 4 (6.1%)62 (93.9%)66 (24.7%)
 10 4 (9.5%)38 (90.5%)42 (15.7%)
 11 4 (12.1%)29 (87.9%)33 (12.4%)
 12 4 (12.9%)27 (87.1%)31 (11.6%)
Nationality
 Saudi14 (9.3%)137 (90.7%)151 (56.6%)0.1910.662
 Non-Saudi9 (7.8%)107 (92.2%)116 (43.4%)
Father’s education
 Graduate education4 (19.0%)17 (81.1%)21 (7.9%)3.7160.446
 University5 (7.0%)66 (93.0%)71 (26.6%)
 Diploma6 (7.7%)72 (92.3%)78 (29.2%)
 Secondary5 (7.0%)66 (93.0%)66 (26.6%)
 Primary3 (11.5%)23 (88.5%)23 (9.7%)
Mother’s education
 Graduate education1 (10.0%)9 (90.0%)10 (3.7%)1.0390.959
 University5 (9.3%)49 (90.7%)54 (20.2%)
 Diploma6 (7.0%)80 (93.0%)86 (32.2%)
 Secondary9 (9.7%)84 (90.3%)93 (34.8%)
 Primary2 (10.5%)17 (89.5%)19 (7.1%)
 No education0 (0.0%)5 (100.0%)5 (1.9%)
Family income/Saudi Riyals/month
 Low (<5,000)12 (8.0%)138 (92.0%)150 (56.2%)1.0330.597
 Medium (5,0000–10,000)6 (7.7%)72 (92.3%)78 (29.2%)
 High (>10,000)5 (12.8%)34 (87.2%)39 (14.6%)