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Association between nutritional status and early childhood caries risk profile in a suburban Nigeria community

Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin, Oginni, Ayodeji Babatunde, El Tantawi, Maha, Alade, Micheal, Adeniyi, Abiola A., Finlayson, Tracy L.·2020·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
DOI 10.1111/ipd.12645
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BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is associated with oral health problems. AIM: To determine the association between malnutrition (undernourished and over-nourished) and early childhood caries (ECC) in a suburban population in Nigeria. DESIGN: Data were extracted from a database of a household survey of 1549 under 6-year-old children. Explanatory variables were nutritional status (normal, undernourished [wasted, stunted and underweight], or over-nourished). The outcome measure was the prevalence of ECC. Children's sociodemographic characteristics (socio-economic status, sex, age) and caries-risk variables (frequency of sugar consumption in-between-meals, oral hygiene status) were the confounders. Association between ECC and malnutrition was determined using the Poisson regression analysis. Statistical significance was set at P ≤ .05. RESULTS: About one-third (31.4%) of children had expected height/weight for age; 848 (54.7%) were undernourished; and 215 (13.9%) were over-nourished. Nutritional status was not significantly associated with the prevalence of ECC. Children who consumed sugar in-between-meals three or more times a day were twice as likely to have ECC as were those who consumed sugar less often in-between-meals (APR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.30-3.81; P = .003). Children 3-5 years old were more likely to have ECC than were those 0-2 years old (APR: 2.40; 95% CI: 1.10-5.22; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: ECC was not associated with undernourished and over-nourished in a suburban population in Nigeria.

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  • Nutritional transition to a Western diet has been linked to an increased prevalence of caries in the WHO African Region.

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Authors
Folayan, M. O., Oginni, A. B., El Tantawi, M., Alade, M., Adeniyi, A. A., & Finlayson, T. L.
Affiliations
  • Obafemi Awolowo University Ile‐Ife Nigeria
  • Innovative Aid Abuja Nigeria
  • Faculty of Dentistry Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt
  • Lagos State University (NG)
  • Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (NG)
  • San Diego State University (US)
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Venue
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-04-16
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
798-804
ISSN
  • 0960-7439 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-263X
DOI
10.1111/ipd.12645
OpenAlex
W3015040214
Cited by
25
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
FWCI
4.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
early childhood caries, nutritional status, malnutrition, overnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, sugar consumption, caries risk factors, oral hygiene, children under 6 years
MeSH terms
Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Caries, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Nigeria, Nutritional Status, Oral Health, Prevalence

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