Oral Health, Obesity Status and Nutritional Habits in Turkish Children and Adolescents: An Epidemiological Study
| Autor: | Servet Kesim, Betül Çiçek, Cüneyt Asım Aral, Ahmet Öztürk, Mümtaz Mustafa Mazıcıoğlu, Selim Kurtoğlu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Balkan Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 164-172 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2146-3123 2146-3131 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.16699 |
| Popis: | Background: Studies evaluating the relationship between oral health status and obesity have provided conflicting data. Therefore, there is a great need to investigate and clarify the possible connection in a comprehensive sample. Aims: To assess the relationship of obesity and oral health status among children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years-old. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were obtained from 4,534 children and adolescents (2,018 boys and 2,516 girls). Questionnaires were sent home prior to examination; afterwards, anthropometric and dental data were collected from participants. Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth in the permanent dentition (DMFT), and deciduous dentition (dmft) index were used to measure oral health status. Height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage were analyzed. Results: For DMFT scores, healthy (score=0) girls and boys had significantly higher BMI and WC values than unhealthy (score>1) girls and boys (p |
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