Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Public Health Dent. 2020 Jan;80(1):14-17. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12345. Epub 2019 Nov 11.
To evaluate the association between food insecurity and dental caries in US children aged 1-19 years.
Data from children ages 1-19 collected through the 2013/2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was analyzed. Descriptive analysis of both the exposure (food insecurity) and outcome variables (dental caries), as well as covariates, was carried out. Strata-specific odds ratios and respective 95 percent confidence intervals for each covariate were determined, followed by linear regression models.
The odd of having dental caries was 2.9 times higher for children who had very low food security. The odds of having dental caries was 2.6 times higher for children aged 6-11, 2.9 times higher for children aged 12-15, and 4.2 times higher for children aged 16-19 when compared to children aged 1-5.
There is a significant association between food insecurity and dental caries in children and dental caries prevalence increases with age.
评估美国 1-19 岁儿童的食物不安全与龋齿之间的关联。
分析了通过 2013/2014 年全国健康和营养调查收集的 1-19 岁儿童的数据。对暴露（食物不安全）和结果变量（龋齿）以及协变量进行了描述性分析。确定了每个协变量的分层特异性优势比及其各自的 95%置信区间，然后进行线性回归模型分析。
对于食物安全极低的儿童，其患龋齿的几率要高出 2.9 倍。与 1-5 岁儿童相比，6-11 岁儿童患龋齿的几率要高出 2.6 倍，12-15 岁儿童患龋齿的几率要高出 2.9 倍，16-19 岁儿童患龋齿的几率要高出 4.2 倍。
儿童的食物不安全与龋齿之间存在显著关联，且龋齿的患病率随年龄增长而增加。
