Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study

Table 1 Correlation between ICS, SES, BMI, age and number of teeth with caries-related treatment needs

Parameter	N	Number of Teeth in Need of Restorations		Number of Teeth in Need of RCT		Number of Teeth in Need of Extractions
		Correlation Coefficient	p-Value*	Correlation Coefficient	p-Value*	Correlation Coefficient	p-Value*
ICS	20,545	-0.161	< 0.001	-0.111	< 0.001	-0.115	< 0.001
SES	18,829	-0.153	< 0.001	-0.088	< 0.001	-0.089	< 0.001
BMI	21,040	0.002	0.751	-0.010	0.162	-0.017	0.014
Age	21,052	0.049	< 0.001	0.022	0.001	0.027	< 0.001

ICS: Intellectual capability score; SES: Socioeconomic strata; BMI: Body mass index; RCT: Root canal treatment
*Spearman Correlation Test

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