Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children
<i>Aim</i>: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. <i>Methods and Materials</i>: An analytical cross-sectional study (<i>n</i> = 376) was conducted among primary school ch...
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| author | Wajiha Anzar Ambrina Qureshi Ashar Afaq Hiba F. Kattan Basil Almutairi Khaled M. Alzahrani Mustafa Naseem Fahim Vohra Tariq Abduljabbar |
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| description | <i>Aim</i>: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. <i>Methods and Materials</i>: An analytical cross-sectional study (<i>n</i> = 376) was conducted among primary school children (age range = 6–9 years) registered in private schools. Non-clinical data was gathered from parents of participating children through a self-administered structured questionnaire as well as from the children through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Clinical data included the examination of dental caries using dmft/DMFT index and anthropometric measures including calculated z-scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), BMI-for-age (BAZ), and physical examination. Inferential statistics included Kruskal Wallis and linear regression for univariate and multivariate analysis respectively. <i>Results</i>: The proportion of dental caries in primary and secondary dentition was 67.6% and 8.2% respectively. A significant association was observed between dental caries status and HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ (<i>p</i> < 0.001). An inverse relation was found between low, medium, and high dental caries categories and anthropometric measures. <i>Conclusions</i>: In the primary dentition, dental caries were significantly and inversely related to weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age. Hence, it can be concluded that among the low-income population dental caries is associated with lower anthropometric outcomes in children and therefore caries management should be considered an approach impacting overall health and quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ac63930ad4849a0a9a15a855b37cfbe2023-11-21T10:22:59ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-03-018322310.3390/children8030223Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School ChildrenWajiha Anzar0Ambrina Qureshi1Ashar Afaq2Hiba F. Kattan3Basil Almutairi4Khaled M. Alzahrani5Mustafa Naseem6Fahim Vohra7Tariq Abduljabbar8Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, PakistanPreventive Dental Science Department, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 60169, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin AbdulAziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia<i>Aim</i>: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. <i>Methods and Materials</i>: An analytical cross-sectional study (<i>n</i> = 376) was conducted among primary school children (age range = 6–9 years) registered in private schools. Non-clinical data was gathered from parents of participating children through a self-administered structured questionnaire as well as from the children through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Clinical data included the examination of dental caries using dmft/DMFT index and anthropometric measures including calculated z-scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), BMI-for-age (BAZ), and physical examination. Inferential statistics included Kruskal Wallis and linear regression for univariate and multivariate analysis respectively. <i>Results</i>: The proportion of dental caries in primary and secondary dentition was 67.6% and 8.2% respectively. A significant association was observed between dental caries status and HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ (<i>p</i> < 0.001). An inverse relation was found between low, medium, and high dental caries categories and anthropometric measures. <i>Conclusions</i>: In the primary dentition, dental caries were significantly and inversely related to weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age. Hence, it can be concluded that among the low-income population dental caries is associated with lower anthropometric outcomes in children and therefore caries management should be considered an approach impacting overall health and quality of life.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/223dental cariesanthropometrybody heightbody weightchildren |
| spellingShingle | Wajiha Anzar Ambrina Qureshi Ashar Afaq Hiba F. Kattan Basil Almutairi Khaled M. Alzahrani Mustafa Naseem Fahim Vohra Tariq Abduljabbar Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children Children dental caries anthropometry body height body weight children |
| title | Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children |
| title_full | Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children |
| title_fullStr | Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children |
| title_short | Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children |
| title_sort | association of dental caries and anthropometric measures among primary school children |
| topic | dental caries anthropometry body height body weight children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/223 |
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