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Is obesity associated with tooth loss due to caries? A Cross-sectional study.
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences; 2020, Vol. 19, p1-11, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Aim: To investigate the association between obesity, overweight, and tooth loss due to caries among university students of (Federal University of Pelotas) in southern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with all first-year students who regularly enrolled in the first semester of 2016 who were invited to respond to a self-administered questionnaire contain socioeconomic and demographic; psychosocial; oral health; behavioral questions. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated through the self-reported data of weight and height. The main outcome of the present study was determined by the person's that answer having had at least one tooth extracted due to caries. A Poisson regression using a backward stepwise procedure was performed. Two models were tested: i) including socioeconomic and behavioral variables; ii) without behavioral variables. Results: From 3,237 eligible students, 2,089 (64.5%) participated in the present study. Almost 23% of students presented overweight and 8.4% obesity, whereas 362 individuals (17.5%) reported having had at least one tooth extracted due to caries. Regarding the final model adjusted by behavioral variables, it was observed that obese university students presented a 32.0% higher prevalence of tooth loss (PR=0.32, CI95%[1.17-1.49]). However, overweight was not associated with tooth loss in the present sample. When the model was not associated with behavioral variables, overweight was associated with tooth loss (PR=1.44; CI95%[1.15-1.81]), just as obesity (PR=2.13; CI95%[1.63 - 2.78]). Conclusions: Obesity and overweight were associated with tooth loss due to caries in the present sample of university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TOOTH loss
CROSS-sectional method
OBESITY
BODY mass index
POISSON regression
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16773217
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148029920
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.20396/bjos.v19i0.8661088