Anzar Wajiha, Qureshi Ambrina, Afaq Ashar, Kattan Hiba F, Almutairi Basil, Alzahrani Khaled M, Naseem Mustafa, Vohra Fahim, Abduljabbar Tariq
Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Children (Basel). 2021 Mar 13;8(3):223. doi: 10.3390/children8030223.
: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. : An analytical cross-sectional study ( = 376) was conducted among primary school children (age range = 6-9 years) registered in private schools. Non-clinical data was gathered from parents of participating children through a self-administered structured questionnaire as well as from the children through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Clinical data included the examination of dental caries using dmft/DMFT index and anthropometric measures including calculated z-scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), BMI-for-age (BAZ), and physical examination. Inferential statistics included Kruskal Wallis and linear regression for univariate and multivariate analysis respectively. : The proportion of dental caries in primary and secondary dentition was 67.6% and 8.2% respectively. A significant association was observed between dental caries status and HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ ( < 0.001). An inverse relation was found between low, medium, and high dental caries categories and anthropometric measures. : In the primary dentition, dental caries were significantly and inversely related to weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age. Hence, it can be concluded that among the low-income population dental caries is associated with lower anthropometric outcomes in children and therefore caries management should be considered an approach impacting overall health and quality of life.
本研究旨在调查小学生龋齿状况与人体测量指标之间的关联。对私立学校注册的小学生（年龄范围为6至9岁）开展了一项分析性横断面研究（n = 376）。通过自行填写的结构化问卷从参与研究儿童的家长处收集非临床数据，并通过访谈员填写的问卷从儿童自身收集数据。临床数据包括使用dmft/DMFT指数检查龋齿情况以及人体测量指标，包括计算年龄别身高（HAZ）、年龄别体重（WAZ）、年龄别体重指数（BAZ）的z分数以及体格检查。推断性统计分析分别包括用于单变量分析的Kruskal Wallis检验和用于多变量分析的线性回归。乳牙列和恒牙列的龋齿比例分别为67.6%和8.2%。观察到龋齿状况与HAZ、WAZ和BAZ之间存在显著关联（P < 0.001）。在低、中、高龋齿类别与人体测量指标之间发现呈负相关关系。在乳牙列中，龋齿与年龄别体重、年龄别身高和年龄别体重指数呈显著负相关。因此，可以得出结论，在低收入人群中，龋齿与儿童较低的人体测量结果相关，因此龋齿管理应被视为影响整体健康和生活质量的一种方式。
