Prevalence of obesity in elementary school children and its association with dental caries
Prevalence of obesity in elementary school children and its association with dental caries
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DOI：
10.15537/smj.2016.12.15904
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Alolayyan, Mohammed A.
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作者：
Farsi, Deema J.;Elkhodary, Heba M.;Alolayyan, Mohammed A.
目的：调查小学儿童肥胖的患病率，并探讨替牙期儿童肥胖与龋病活动的关系。这项横断面研究于2014年9月至2015年6月在沙特阿拉伯王国吉达的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学进行，使用了915名小学生的多阶段分层样本（482名男孩，433名女孩）在沙特阿拉伯吉达。人体测量，包括身高，体重，体重指数（BMI），腰围（WC），获得。根据他们的BMI和WC，分别将儿童分为体重不足/健康、超重或肥胖以及非肥胖或肥胖。每个孩子的龋齿经验进行了评估，使用在初级和恒牙的腐烂score。结果：基于BMI，18%的儿童肥胖，18%超重，64%体重不足/正常。根据WC，16%的儿童肥胖，84%的儿童非肥胖。根据WC测量结果，女孩的肥胖患病率显著较高（p
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of obesity among elementary school children and to examine the association between obesity and caries activity in the mixed dentition stage.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and June 2015 using a multi-stage stratified sample of 915 elementary school children (482 boys, 433 girls) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Anthropometric measurements, consisting of height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC), were obtained. Children were classified as underweight/healthy, overweight, or obese and as non-obese or obese according to their BMI and WC, respectively. Each child's caries experience was assessed using the decay score in the primary and permanent teeth.Results: Based on BMI, 18% of children were obese, 18% were overweight, and 64% were underweight/ normal. Based on WC, 16% of children were obese, and 84% were non-obese. Girls had a significantly higher prevalence of obesity based on WC measurements (p