Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Department of Medicine and Optometry, Inst of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, P.O. Box 39182, Kalmar, Sweden.
BMC Oral Health. 2023 May 12;23(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02941-z.
Tooth decay and periodontal diseases are the main oral pathologies in the world. The prevalence of overweight in children has increased worldwide. Overweight children have alterations in the composition of saliva and excessive consumption of saturated fatty acids tend to slow the metabolism of carbohydrates in the oral cavity leading to tooth decay, periodontal disease and others oral disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between oral pathologies and overweight in pupils of primary schools of Cameroon.
A cross-sectional study was carried out from June to August 2020 in four government primary schools selected through cluster sampling in Yaounde. 650 pupils aged between 6 and 11 years were enrolled. Data collected included anthropometric, oral pathologies, quality of oral hygiene and feeding habits. Data were analysed with the SPSS 26.0 statistical software and binary logistic regression was used to determine the risks of oral pathologies in overweight pupils. P-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The prevalence of overweight was 27% (95% CI: 23.5-30.5). The main oral pathologies was tooth decay (60.3%). Binary logistic regression revealed that overweight pupils were significantly 1.5 times more likely to develop tooth decay than non-overweight pupils (95% CI: 1.1-2.4).
Overweight, tooth decay are prevalent among pupils. Overweight pupils have a higher risk of developing tooth decay compared to non-obese pupils. An integrated package of oral and nutritional health promotion activities is necessary in primary schools in Cameroon.
龋齿和牙周病是世界范围内主要的口腔病理学。儿童超重的患病率在全球范围内有所增加。超重儿童的唾液成分发生改变,过量摄入饱和脂肪酸往往会减缓口腔内碳水化合物的新陈代谢,导致龋齿、牙周病和其他口腔疾病。本研究旨在评估喀麦隆小学生超重与口腔疾病之间的关系。
2020 年 6 月至 8 月,采用整群抽样法在雅温得的四所政府小学进行了横断面研究。共纳入了 650 名年龄在 6 至 11 岁之间的学生。收集的数据包括人体测量学、口腔病理学、口腔卫生质量和喂养习惯。使用 SPSS 26.0 统计软件进行数据分析,并采用二项逻辑回归确定超重学生发生口腔疾病的风险。P 值为 0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
超重的患病率为 27%(95%CI:23.5-30.5)。主要的口腔疾病是龋齿(60.3%)。二项逻辑回归显示,超重学生发生龋齿的风险比非超重学生高 1.5 倍(95%CI:1.1-2.4)。
超重和龋齿在学生中较为普遍。与非肥胖学生相比,超重学生发生龋齿的风险更高。喀麦隆小学需要开展口腔和营养健康综合促进活动。