Dental caries and body mass among Peruvian schoolchildren

[摘要] Introduction:understanding the impact of metabolic disorders on health has become a globalchallenge in recent years.Objective:determine the relationship between body mass index and the prevalence of dentalcaries among Peruvian schoolchildren.Methods: adescriptive cross-sectional correlational study was conducted of 220 schoolchildrenaged 6-12 years from Huando, Huancavelica, in the year 2016. The sample wasrandomly selected and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Ethical researchstandards were observed. Data were processed with the statistical software SPSS21, using frequency distribution tables and the chi-squared test.Results: prevalence of dental caries was 91.82 % (CPO-D= 4.08, ceo-d= 5.81). Regardingthe nutritional status, 30 children were malnourished (13.63 %) and 23 wereoverweight (10.45 %). The rest had a weight and height appropriate for theirage, and none were obese. No statistical association was found between BMI anddental caries (p= 0.612).Conclusions:malnutrition does not predispose to the presence of carious lesions due to theirmultifactorial etiology, but it must be remarked that both are priority publichealth problems requiring the joint effort of parents and educational authorities.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] oral health;malnutrition;Perú.