Farsi Deema J
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kind Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Children (Basel). 2024 Sep 21;11(9):1145. doi: 10.3390/children11091145.
Obesity and dental caries are multifactorial diseases with high prevalence amongst Saudi children. The aim of the study was to determine their association with common risk factors. This cross-sectional study examined 300 children attending elementary schools. After taking their height and weight, their body mass indices (BMIs) were calculated. Oral examination was performed to record the decayed, missed, and filled scores (dmft/DMFT). A thorough questionnaire was compiled and validated to gather information on diet and physical activity (PA). The KIDMED score was calculated from a 16-item questionnaire to assess diet. Junk food and PA scores were also calculated based on relevant questions. Nonparametric tests were used to assess the associations between the scores and health outcomes (dmft/DMFT and BMI). Fifty-eight of the children had poor diets, which was associated with higher dmft/DMFT ( = 0.012). PA levels were very low, and the average PA score was 2.12 ± 0.61. No association was found between BMI percentiles and PA level, nor between BMI percentiles and diet quality. Older children had lower BMI percentiles compared with younger children (coefficient = -9.35, 95% CI: -17.05, -1.65), and a borderline significant negative association was observed between dmft/DMFT and BMI percentile. Poor diets and chips consumption were related to dental caries. Obesity was not related to diet quality nor PA level.
肥胖和龋齿是沙特儿童中患病率很高的多因素疾病。本研究的目的是确定它们与常见风险因素之间的关联。这项横断面研究对300名小学生进行了检查。测量他们的身高和体重后，计算他们的体重指数（BMI）。进行口腔检查以记录龋失补牙分数（dmft/DMFT）。编制并验证了一份详尽的问卷，以收集有关饮食和身体活动（PA）的信息。根据一份16项问卷计算KIDMED分数以评估饮食。还根据相关问题计算垃圾食品和身体活动分数。使用非参数检验来评估分数与健康结果（dmft/DMFT和BMI）之间的关联。58名儿童饮食不良，这与较高的dmft/DMFT相关（ = 0.012）。身体活动水平非常低，平均身体活动分数为2.12±0.61。未发现BMI百分位数与身体活动水平之间以及BMI百分位数与饮食质量之间存在关联。与年幼儿童相比，年龄较大的儿童BMI百分位数较低（系数 = -9.35，95%CI：-17.05，-1.65），并且在dmft/DMFT与BMI百分位数之间观察到临界显著的负相关。不良饮食和薯片消费与龋齿有关。肥胖与饮食质量和身体活动水平无关。
