BODY MASS INDEX AND DENTAL CARIES

Authors

  • Shakeel Anwar Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Khalid Rehman Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Misri Khan Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Rasheed Afridi Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i2.484

Keywords:

Dental caries. Obesity, Body Mass Index, DMFT

Abstract

Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between age-specific body mass index (BMIfor-age) and dental caries among Pakistani adults
Methods & Materials: The design of our study was analytical cross-sectional. Sample size of our study was 406 which comprised of adult patients of both sexes. The patients were selected from the Department of Operative Dentistry, Khyber college of Dentistry, Peshawar. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Decayed Missing Filled teeth Index (DMFT) were the study variables. All the results were analyzed on SPSS version 16.
Results: Odds ratio and Pearson chi square test were tests of significance and both showed no association between BMI and Dental caries and thus the Null Hypothesis was accepted. Odds ratio was calculated as (0.65), which showed no association between BMI and Dental caries. Pearson chi square test showed values of (2.13) P(.144)
Conclusion: Our study did not find any association between BMI and dental caries.

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Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

Shakeel Anwar, Khalid Rehman, Misri Khan, & Rasheed Afridi. (2013). BODY MASS INDEX AND DENTAL CARIES. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 3(2), 30–33. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i2.484

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Original Article

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