Aswathikutty, A;
Marcenes, W;
Stansfeld, SA;
Bernabé, E;
(2017)
Obesity, physical activity and traumatic dental injuries in adolescents from East London.
Dental Traumatology
, 33
(2)
pp. 137-142.
10.1111/edt.12318.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Evidence on the interplay between obesity, physical activity and traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) is still inconclusive and heavily based on cross‐sectional studies. The aim of this study was to explore the interrelationship of obesity and physical activity at age 11–12 years with TDI at age 15–16‐years among schoolchildren from East London. // MATERIALS AND METHOD: Data were analysed regarding 598 adolescents who participated in phases I and III of the Research with East London Adolescents Community Health Survey (RELACHS), a longitudinal, school‐based study of adolescents in East London. Participants reported their level of physical activity and their height and weight were measured to estimate body mass index Z‐scores (according to the UK growth reference) when they were 11–12 years old. Oral clinical examinations were conducted to assess TDI, overjet and lip coverage when participants were 15–16 years old. The associations of obesity and physical activity with TDI were evaluated in crude and adjusted models using binary logistic regression. // RESULTS: Overall, 22.6% of adolescents were obese and 7.2% exercised for 7 h or more a week at baseline, while 18.1% of adolescents had experienced TDI by age 15–16 years. Physical activity (7+ hours per week) was significantly associated with TDI (odds ratio: 2.19; 95% confidence interval: 1.08–4.43) in the crude model. However, no significant associations were found between obesity and TDI (1.18; 95% CI: 0.72–1.93) or physical activity and TDI (1.96; 95% CI: 0.94–4.07) in adjusted models. // CONCLUSION: This study found no evidence of any associations of obesity and physical activity with TDI among adolescents from East London.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Obesity, physical activity and traumatic dental injuries in adolescents from East London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/edt.12318 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/edt.12318 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | motor activity, obesity, tooth injuries, adolescent |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069253 |
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