Li Wei, Hussein Musa Taha, Gao Rong, Li Xiao Shan, Wang Wei Xiang, Hong Lei, Wei Ping Min
Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and School Health, Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Biomed Environ Sci. 2017 Oct;30(10):758-761. doi: 10.3967/bes2017.101.
Obesity and dental caries are increasing epidemics, especially among children and adolescents. This epidemiological observational cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the possible association between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries among 111,792 school children and adolescents in Jiangsu Province. We found that 13.14% participants of the study sample were overweight, and 7.37% were obese. The prevalence of dental caries was 12.95% in overweight and 7.89% in obese students. There were significant differences in caries prevalence by sex, region, age group, and BMI. Overweight and obesity statuses were associated with dental caries among the study population. BMI and dental caries present a continuous health problem. Thus, we recommend that oral health promotion be used for caries prevention and control.
肥胖和龋齿正呈流行趋势增加，尤其是在儿童和青少年当中。本流行病学观察性横断面研究旨在评估江苏省111,792名学童和青少年的体重指数（BMI）与龋齿之间的可能关联。我们发现，研究样本中有13.14%的参与者超重，7.37%肥胖。超重学生的龋齿患病率为12.95%，肥胖学生为7.89%。龋齿患病率在性别、地区、年龄组和BMI方面存在显著差异。超重和肥胖状态与研究人群中的龋齿有关。BMI和龋齿是持续存在的健康问题。因此，我们建议采用口腔健康促进措施来预防和控制龋齿。
