Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents
BackgroundObesity and caries have become increasingly prevalent. As of yet, research results on the relationship between obesity and caries in children and adolescents have been inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the association between caries and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cro...
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| author | Lydia M. Lopez del Valle Mariely Nieves-Plaza Sona Rivas-Tumanyan Rosana Hanke-Herrero |
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| description | BackgroundObesity and caries have become increasingly prevalent. As of yet, research results on the relationship between obesity and caries in children and adolescents have been inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the association between caries and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 187 Puerto Rican adolescents aged 13–19 years, attending, among them, five high schools. Each participant received dental exams for caries using the criteria of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS), had his or her body mass index (BMI) determined, and took a 19-item risk factor questionnaire. The Significant Caries (SiC) index (for DMFT) was calculated to compare obese and healthy adolescents. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics.ResultsNearly 60% of the sample population was female, with a mean age of 15.7 (±1.25). The mean BMI percentile was 72.24 (±28.78); 48.66% of the participants had a healthy weight, 19.79% were overweight, and 30.48% were obese. Dental caries was observed in 68% of the participants; the mean caries index D3-6MFS was 5.17(±5.92) and the mean D3-6MFT was 3.59 (±3.97). No significant differences were found between caries indexes and obesity status (P > 0.05). The median (p25, p75) SiC index among overweight/obese adolescents was 9.5 (7, 12), whereas for healthy weight/underweight participants was 7 (5, 8) (p < 0.005).ConclusionsBased on the limited number of participants, no association was found between dental caries (D3-6MFS and D3-6MFT) and obesity (BMI) among adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c88ce193bacd44a984d23ff84d19c0d92025-02-11T10:54:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Dental Medicine2673-49152024-07-01510.3389/fdmed.2024.13918331391833Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescentsLydia M. Lopez del Valle0Mariely Nieves-Plaza1Sona Rivas-Tumanyan2Rosana Hanke-Herrero3Office of the Assistant Dean of Research, Surgical Sciences Department, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medine, San Juan, Puerto RicoHispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Core, School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, San Juan, Puerto RicoOffice of Assistant Dean for Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Core, The Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance), University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine, San Juan, Puerto RicoGraduate Pediatric Dentistry Program, Ecological Sciences Department, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine, San Juan, Puerto RicoBackgroundObesity and caries have become increasingly prevalent. As of yet, research results on the relationship between obesity and caries in children and adolescents have been inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the association between caries and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 187 Puerto Rican adolescents aged 13–19 years, attending, among them, five high schools. Each participant received dental exams for caries using the criteria of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS), had his or her body mass index (BMI) determined, and took a 19-item risk factor questionnaire. The Significant Caries (SiC) index (for DMFT) was calculated to compare obese and healthy adolescents. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics.ResultsNearly 60% of the sample population was female, with a mean age of 15.7 (±1.25). The mean BMI percentile was 72.24 (±28.78); 48.66% of the participants had a healthy weight, 19.79% were overweight, and 30.48% were obese. Dental caries was observed in 68% of the participants; the mean caries index D3-6MFS was 5.17(±5.92) and the mean D3-6MFT was 3.59 (±3.97). No significant differences were found between caries indexes and obesity status (P > 0.05). The median (p25, p75) SiC index among overweight/obese adolescents was 9.5 (7, 12), whereas for healthy weight/underweight participants was 7 (5, 8) (p < 0.005).ConclusionsBased on the limited number of participants, no association was found between dental caries (D3-6MFS and D3-6MFT) and obesity (BMI) among adolescents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2024.1391833/fullcariesobesityBMIadolescentscaries indexes |
| spellingShingle | Lydia M. Lopez del Valle Mariely Nieves-Plaza Sona Rivas-Tumanyan Rosana Hanke-Herrero Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents Frontiers in Dental Medicine caries obesity BMI adolescents caries indexes |
| title | Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents |
| title_full | Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents |
| title_short | Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents |
| title_sort | relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of puerto rican adolescents |
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