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Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in UAE: a pilot cross sectional study

Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in UAE: a pilot cross sectional study

Authors :
Manal Awad
Wegdan Bani Issa
Hadia Radwan
Randa Fakhry
Nabeel Al-Yateem
Rachel Rossiter
Source :
Frontiers in Oral Health, Vol 4 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

BackgroundObesity and dental caries among adolescents is a growing worldwide public health issue. They share some common and modifiable influences. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).MethodsThis pilot cross-sectional study enrolled 161 adolescents 13–19 years old from private and public schools in the UAE. Participants were classified as normal weight, underweight, overweight or obese. Dental caries was diagnosed according to the criteria recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Independent t-tests were used to compare average number of decayed, missing and filled surfaces (DMFS) by age, sex, school type, mothers’ employment, BMI categories, waist circumference, oral health habits and plaque index. Additionally, a multiple linear regression model was applied to analyze the association between BMI, waist circumference and dental caries, adjusted for confounding factors considered in this study.ResultsThe average age of the participants was 16.2 ± 1.4 years old. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 42% (N = 68) measured by BMI. In addition, 82% (N = 132) had average waist circumference and 18% (N = 29) with above average waist circumference. Overall, the average DMFS score was 4.35 ± 4.5, with significantly lower dental caries rates among girls ([3.3 (SD:4.0)] than boys (6.7 (SD:5.3), (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26734842
Volume :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Oral Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.35bf0a00f3d8439fbdb69e98bd003391
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2023.1160428