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ArticleInternational dental journal2019

Obesity, dietary sugar and dental caries in Australian adults.

Giles Barrington, Shahrukh Khan, Katherine Kent, David S Brennan, Leonard A Crocombe, Silvana Bettiol

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Article in International dental journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giles BarringtonSchool of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-7457
Shahrukh KhanSchool of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-4013
Katherine KentCentre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.
David S BrennanAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Leonard A CrocombeCentre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.
Silvana BettiolSchool of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-4498
University of Tasmania · AUThe University of Adelaide · AU

Funding

Australian Dental AssociationAustralian Government Department of Health and Aging, Population Health DivisionAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare, Colgate Oral CareNational Health and Medical Research Council 299060National Health and Medical Research Council 349514National Health and Medical Research Council 349537US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the association of overweight/obesity, dental caries and dietary sugars in Australian adults. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe National Survey of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH) 2004-2006 provided data for analysis of dental caries experience. Self-reported body weight and height were used to calculate body mass index (BMI) for a subsample (n = 3,745, 89.8%) of the NSAOH data. A self-report questionnaire of 13 food items estimated the daily intake of added sugar, total sugars and total carbohydrate, using food composition estimates from the AUSNUT2011-2013. Bivariate analyses (Pearson's Chi-square with Rao-Scott adjustment and Student's t-tests) were used to determine the association of overweight/obesity, dental caries, sugar variables and putative confounders. Poisson regression models for the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index and individual measures of decayed, missing and filled teeth were constructed, with models containing BMI, dietary added sugar, total sugar and total carbohydrate, controlling for putative confounders.

resultsThere was a positive association between dental caries experience and being overweight or obese compared with having normal weight or being underweight as well as between sugar consumption with all four dental caries outcome measures. When controlled for putative confounders where sugar consumption was identified as a key determinant, the statistical significance between dental caries experience and being overweight or obese disappeared. The demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with dental caries experience were age, sex, education, smoking status and usual reason for dental visit.

conclusionAnalysis of the relationship between dental caries and obesity must include data about sugar and carbohydrate consumption.

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Dental CariesAdultAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesDietary SugarsDMF IndexHumansObesityDietary Sugarsbody mass indexDental cariesdietary sugarsobesitypublic health

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