Table 1 Association of socio-demographic, oral health behavior, and caries status with adiposity status
Variable | n (%) | BMI | WC | WHR | WHtR | TRSKF | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight + normal weight n (%) | Overweight + Obese n (%) | ≤median n (%) | >median n (%) | ≤median n (%) | >median n (%) | ≤median n (%) | >median n (%) | ≤median n (%) | >median n (%) | ||
Gender | P = 0.003** | P = 0.964 | P = 0.943 | P = 0.872 | P = 0.822 | ||||||
Male | 166 (43.7%) | 130 (78.3%) | 36 (21.7%) | 83 (50.0%) | 83 (50.0%) | 84 (50.6%) | 82 (49.4%) | 84 (50.6%) | 82 (49.4%) | 83 (50.0%) | 83 (50.0%) |
Female | 215 (56.3%) | 192 (89.3%) | 23 (10.7%) | 107 (49.8%) | 108 (50.2%) | 108 (50.2%) | 107 (49.8%) | 107 (49.8%) | 108 (50.2%) | 110 (51.2%) | 105 (48.8%) |
Full time employment for both parents | P = 0.009** | P = 0.913 | P = 0.835 | P = 0.572 | P = 0.046* | ||||||
Yes | 157 (61.6%) | 125 (79.6%) | 32 (20.4%) | 79 (50.3%) | 78 (49.7%) | 79 (50.3%) | 78 (49.7%) | 81 (51.6%) | 76 (48.4%) | 68 (43.3%) | 89 (56.7%) |
No | 98 (38.4%) | 90 (91.8%) | 8 (8.2%) | 50 (51.0%) | 48 (49.0%) | 48 (49.0%) | 50 (51.0%) | 47 (48.0%) | 51 (52.0%) | 55 (56.1%) | 43 (43.9%) |
Household monthly income | P = 0.707 | P = 0.896 | P = 0.732 | P = 0.732 | P = 0.716 | ||||||
< HK$ 10,000 | 28 (11.2%) | 23 (82.1%) | 5 (17.9%) | 13 (46.4%) | 15 (53.6%) | 12 (42.9%) | 16 (57.1%) | 12 (42.9%) | 16 (57.1%) | 15 (53.6%) | 13 (46.4%) |
HK$ 10,000-HK$30,000 | 143 (57.0%) | 120 (83.9%) | 23 (16.1%) | 73 (51.0%) | 70 (49.0%) | 72 (50.3%) | 71 (49.7%) | 72 (50.3%) | 71 (49.7%) | 66 (46.2%) | 77 (53.8%) |
> HK$ 30,000 | 80 (31.9%) | 70 (87.5%) | 10 (12.5%) | 41 (51.3%) | 39 (48.8%) | 41 (51.3%) | 39 (48.8%) | 41 (51.3%) | 39 (48.8%) | 40 (50.0%) | 40 (50.0%) |
Tooth brushing habit | P = 0.023* | P = 0.079 | P = 0.059 | P = 0.110 | P = 0.402 | ||||||
Less than once a day | 114 (29.9%) | 89 (78.1%) | 25 (21.9%) | 49 (43.0%) | 65 (57.0%) | 49 (43.0%) | 65 (57.0%) | 50 (43.9%) | 64 (56.1%) | 54 (47.4%) | 60 (52.6%) |
At least once a day | 267 (70.1%) | 233 (87.3%) | 34 (12.7%) | 141 (52.8%) | 126 (47.2%) | 143 (53.6%) | 124 (46.4%) | 141 (52.8%) | 126 (47.2%) | 139 (52.1%) | 128 (47.9%) |
Use of fluoride toothpaste | P = 0.366 | P = 0.238 | P = 0.429 | P = 0.034* | P = 0.774 | ||||||
Yes | 212 (55.6%) | 176 (83.0%) | 36 (17.0%) | 100 (47.2%) | 112 (52.8%) | 103 (48.6%) | 109 (51.4%) | 96 (45.3%) | 116 (54.7%) | 106 (50.0%) | 106 (50.0%) |
No | 169 (944.4%) | 146 (86.4%) | 23 (13.6%) | 90 (53.3%) | 79 (46.7%) | 89 (52.7%) | 80 (47.3%) | 95 (56.2%) | 74 (43.8%) | 87 (51.5%) | 82 (48.5%) |
Dental flossing habit | P = 0.431 | P = 0.862 | P = 0.344 | P = 0.969 | P = 0.818 | ||||||
Less than once a day | 140 (37.0%) | 121 (86.4%) | 19 (13.6%) | 69 (49.3%) | 71 (50.7%) | 75 (53.6%) | 65 (46.4%) | 70 (50.0%) | 70 (50.0%) | 72 (51.4%) | 68 (48.6%) |
At least once a day | 241 (63%) | 201 (83.4%) | 40 (16.6%) | 121 (50.2%) | 120 (49.8%) | 117 (48.5%) | 124 (51.5%) | 121 (50.2%) | 120 (49.8%) | 121 (50.2%) | 120 (49.8%) |
Mouth Rinse | P = 0.131 | P = 0.434 | P = 0.336 | P = 0.383 | P = 0.693 | ||||||
Less than once a day | 166 (43.6%) | 135 (81.3%) | 31 (18.7%) | 79 (47.6%) | 87 (52.4%) | 79 (47.6%) | 87 (52.4%) | 79 (47.6%) | 87 (52.4%) | 86 (51.8%) | 80 (48.2%) |
At least once a day | 215 (56.4%) | 187 (87.0%) | 28 (13.0%) | 111 (51.6%) | 104 (48.4%) | 113 (52.6%) | 102 (47.4%) | 112 (52.1%) | 103 (47.9%) | 107 (49.8%) | 108 (50.2%) |
DMFT | P = 0.755 | P = 0.232 | P = 0.541 | P = 0.186 | P = 0.603 | ||||||
DMFT = 0 | 149 (39.1%) | 127 (85.2%) | 22 (14.8%) | 80 (53.7%) | 69 (46.3%) | 78 (52.3%) | 71 (47.7%) | 81 (54.4%) | 68 (45.6%) | 120 (51.7%) | 112 (48.3%) |
DMFT > 0 | 232 (60.9%) | 195 (84.1%) | 37 (15.9%) | 110 (47.4%) | 122 (52.6%) | 114 (49.1%) | 118 (50.9%) | 110 (47.4%) | 122 (52.6%) | 73 (49.0%) | 76 (51.0%) |