TABLE 3.

Comparison Between 2009 Original Prevalence Skeletal Fluorosis Study and 2018 Case Findings, Tindigani, Tanzania

Finding2009 (n=56)2018 (n=15)
Mean Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index gradea65
Mean coronal tibiofemoral angle in worse leg with genu varus10.176.16
Mean coronal tibiofemoral angle in worse leg with genu valgus−9.47−3
Saber tibia, no. (%)18 (32)0 (0)
Education affected, no. (%)17 (30)1 (6.6)
Unable to achieve daily tasks, no. (%)17 (30)3 (20)
  • a Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index grade treated as a continuous variable.