Socioekonomski utjecaj upotrebe duhana i iskustvo zubnog karijesa u različitih hrvatskih populacija muškaraca

The purpose was to evaluate dental caries experience in different male subpopulations of Croatian Army recruits and dental students, and subsequently, smoking habits related to the level of education and place of residence. Croatian army recruits (n=248; mean age 20.2) and male dental students (n=56; mean age 21.5) were evaluated according to DMFT and FST indices, divided according to age and place of residence, and interviewed about their dietary habits and smoking of tobacco. In the subpopulation of recruits, the median value of DMFT was 6 and of FST index 25. A statistically significant difference was recorded between DT and FST index (p<0.05) according to dietary role of carbohydrates reflected in caries development. The number of recruits with finished elementary school coming from a rural area who smoked (in total 57.66% of smokers) was significantly larger (p=0.0041). In dental students, the median value of DMFT was 5, with statistical significance in comparison with recruits (p=0.03). There was a difference in FST index (median 28) (p<0.0001). Students were mostly nonsmokers (71.43%) and had urban residence (p<0.0001). FST index was a more specific indicator in the socioeconomically heterogeneous sample of recruits (more subjects coming from rural areas and with a lower level of education) than in the sample of dental students (more subjects coming from urban areas).Svrha istraživanja je bila procijeniti iskustvo dentalnog karijesa u različitih populacija muškaraca: novaka Hrvatske vojske i studenata dentalne medicine, kao i naviku pušenja vezano za stupanj obrazovanja i prebivalište. Prema indeksima DMFT i FST evaluirani su novaci Hrvatske vojske (n=248, prosječne dobi 20,2 godina) i muški studenti dentalne medicine (n=56, prosječne dobi 21,5 godina) podijeljeni prema dobi i prebivalištu te intervjuirani vezano za njihove prehrambene navike i pušenje duhana. Medijan indeksa DMFT za novake bio je 6, a indeksa FST 25. Statistički značajna razlika zabilježena je između DT i FST indeksa (p<0,05) s obzirom na ulogu prehrane ugljikohidratima vezano za razvoj karijesa. Bilo je značajno više (p=0,0041) novaka koji puše te sa završenom osnovnom školom iz ruralnog područja (ukupno 57,66% pušača). Za studente dentalne medicine medijan indeksa DMFT je bio 5, sa statističkom značajnošću u usporedbi s novacima (p=0,03). Postojala je i razlika za indeks FST (medijan 28, p<0,0001). Studenti su većinom bili nepušači (71,43%) i imali su urbano prebivalište (p