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Relationship Between Oral-Health and Body Weight in 7-Years-Old Children
Objectives: Diet-related habits and physical activity insufficiency in XXI century leads to growing prevalence of public health challenges like overweight despite the age of patients. Dental caries is another diet-related disease and is often diagnosed in early childhood. The objective of this research was to find out the relationship between overweight and caries prevalence in 7-years-old children in Lithuania.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with sample size was 560 children of 7 years-old attending different 11 primary schools in Lithuania. 286 girls and 274 boys were clinically investigated for dental caries and dental plaque and anthropometric measurements including weight and height were measured. Statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS program using descriptive statistics, T-test, ANOVA with Bonferroni Post hoc adjustment. Research funded by Vilnius University.
Results: The mean body mass index (BMI) was 16,9±2,9 without significant difference between girls and boys (p>0,05). 31,6% (N=177) of children were overweight or obese. It was found out that only 9,1% (N=51) of children had healthy teeth. Caries prevalence (DMFs) was high in both girls (12,2±10,7) and boys (13,7±10,4, p=0.08). Plaque index was significantly higher in boys (1,4±0,5) than girls (1,6±0,5, p=0,001). Although caries incidence was higher in overweight (DMFs 12,8±10,7) girls than in girls with normal BMI (11,9±10,9) the difference wasn’t statistically significant (p=0,5). Overweight girls and boys had more dental plaque than children with normal BMI (p>0.05).
Conclusions: This study revealed high prevalence of overweight in 7 year-old children in Lithuania. There was found higher dental plaque index and higher incidence of dental caries in overweight children.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with sample size was 560 children of 7 years-old attending different 11 primary schools in Lithuania. 286 girls and 274 boys were clinically investigated for dental caries and dental plaque and anthropometric measurements including weight and height were measured. Statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS program using descriptive statistics, T-test, ANOVA with Bonferroni Post hoc adjustment. Research funded by Vilnius University.
Results: The mean body mass index (BMI) was 16,9±2,9 without significant difference between girls and boys (p>0,05). 31,6% (N=177) of children were overweight or obese. It was found out that only 9,1% (N=51) of children had healthy teeth. Caries prevalence (DMFs) was high in both girls (12,2±10,7) and boys (13,7±10,4, p=0.08). Plaque index was significantly higher in boys (1,4±0,5) than girls (1,6±0,5, p=0,001). Although caries incidence was higher in overweight (DMFs 12,8±10,7) girls than in girls with normal BMI (11,9±10,9) the difference wasn’t statistically significant (p=0,5). Overweight girls and boys had more dental plaque than children with normal BMI (p>0.05).
Conclusions: This study revealed high prevalence of overweight in 7 year-old children in Lithuania. There was found higher dental plaque index and higher incidence of dental caries in overweight children.