Almerich-Silla José M, Montiel-Company José M
Section of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2007 Oct;115(5):378-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00471.x.
In recent years the Valencia region has undergone mass immigration, mainly of people from eastern Europe, North Africa, and Latin America. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of immigration on caries prevalence and experience in 12- and 15-yr-old children in the Valencia region, and to relate this to other socio-economic and oral hygiene-related variables. The data were obtained from the epidemiological study of oral health carried out in the Valencia Region in 2004. The study group comprised 478, 12-yr-old children and 401, 15-yr-old children. Immigration status, age, toothbrushing frequency, and intake of cariogenic foods between meals showed significant association in a multiple linear regression model using the decayed, missing or filled teeth (DMFT) count as the dependent variable. Of all the predictive variables, the one that made the highest contribution to the model was immigration status. In a multiple logistic regression analysis with caries presence as the dependent variable, immigration status, intake of cariogenic foods, social class, and age were significantly associated with the presence of caries. As immigrant children have significantly higher caries levels than Spanish children, future public health service planning should pay attention to this risk group.
近年来，巴伦西亚地区经历了大规模移民，主要是来自东欧、北非和拉丁美洲的人。本研究的目的是评估移民对巴伦西亚地区12岁和15岁儿童龋齿患病率及患病经历的影响，并将其与其他社会经济和口腔卫生相关变量联系起来。数据来自2004年在巴伦西亚地区进行的口腔健康流行病学研究。研究组包括478名12岁儿童和401名15岁儿童。在以龋失补牙数（DMFT）为因变量的多元线性回归模型中，移民身份、年龄、刷牙频率和餐间致龋食物摄入量之间存在显著关联。在所有预测变量中，对模型贡献最大的是移民身份。在以龋齿存在为因变量的多元逻辑回归分析中，移民身份、致龋食物摄入量、社会阶层和年龄与龋齿存在显著相关。由于移民儿童的龋齿水平明显高于西班牙儿童，未来公共卫生服务规划应关注这一风险群体。
