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Is dental caries experience associated with adiposity status in preschool children?
Author(s) -
Peng SiMin,
Wong Hai Ming,
King Nigel M.,
M Colman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12039
Subject(s) - medicine , snacking , waist , anthropometry , demography , body mass index , dentistry , obesity , sociology
Background To date, research on the relationship between dental caries experience and adiposity status is debated. Aim To determine associations between dental caries experience and adiposity status among a community sample of preschool children in Hong Kong. Design Among a random sample of 5‐year‐old children, clinical assessment for dental caries was conducted using WHO criteria. Anthropometric measurements for body weight, body height, waist circumference ( WC ), hip circumference, and triceps skinfold thickness ( TRSKF ) were performed to assess general adiposity, central adiposity, and peripheral adiposity. Associations between adiposity status and caries were examined in regression analyses. Results The response rate was 83.1% (324/390). Regression analyses (adjusted for tooth brushing habits, snacking habits, and socio‐demographic factors) identified that weight/height ratio z ‐score was associated with caries experience: prevalence of dental caries experience (dmft > 0), OR 1.41 (95% CI 1.04, 1.91), and ‘very high’ caries experience (dmft ≥ S i C 10 I ndex value), OR 1.62, (95% CI 1.05, 2.50). In addition, WC z ‐score was associated with ‘very high’ caries experience (dmft ≥ S i C 10 I ndex value), OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.06, 2.81. Conclusion In a H ong K ong community sample of preschool children, dental caries experience was associated with general adiposity (as assessed by weight/height ratio) and central adiposity (as assessed by WC ).