Association between dental caries and central, peripheral and general obesity: findings from a Chinese birth cohort

Poster Session P26 - Morita Prize 2- Clinical Research- Cariology 3- Epidemiology 2- Prevention 2- Other: abstract no. P26-465This journal supplement is Special Issue: Abstracts of the 23rd Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, 2011BACKGROUND: Although there has been considerable research into the relationship between dental caries experience and obesity, the results remain inconclusive. AIM: To investigate the relationship between dental caries experience and three adiposity indices: waist-hip ratio (WHR), triceps skin fold thickness (TRSKF), and body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: A random sample of 668, 12-year-old children from the ‘Children of 1997’ birth cohort in Hong Kong was recruited. Clinical assessment for dental caries (DMFS) was conducted. Anthropometries for height, weight, waist and hip circumference, and TRSKF were performed. Children with DMFS >/=3 were defined as ‘high caries experience’ and those with DMFS