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Association between Short Stature at Grade 1 and Permanent Teeth Caries at Grade 6 in Elementary School Children in Japan: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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  • Ayako Suzuki

    (Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Yukako Tani

    (Department of Global Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Tatsuhiko Anzai

    (Department of Biostatistics, M&D Data Science Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Aya Isumi

    (Department of Health Policy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Satomi Doi

    (Department of Health Policy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Takuya Ogawa

    (Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Keiji Moriyama

    (Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan)

  • Takeo Fujiwara

    (Department of Global Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
    Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA)

Abstract

Short stature in children is a marker of low nutritional status and has been suggested to be associated with dental caries. However, longitudinal studies on this topic are scarce. Data from a longitudinal study of elementary school children in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan, were analyzed. In 2015, caregivers of children at grade 1 answered questionnaires, and information on dental caries and height measured at school health checkups was merged and followed to grade 6 (N = 3576; follow up rate = 83.3%). The association between short stature at grade 1 (−2.01 standard deviation (SD)–−3.00 SD, or <−3.00 SD in height-for-age according to the World Health Organization criteria) and the number of decayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth (DMFT) at grade 6 was examined using multivariable Poisson regression with robust standard error. After adjusting for confounders, children with a short stature at grade 1 had a higher DMFT number at grade 6: the mean ratios (95% confidence interval) were 1.17 (0.89–1.54) and 2.18 (1.03–4.64) for children with a height-for-age −2.01 SD–−3.00 SD, and those with a height-for-age < −3.00, respectively. Short stature at grade 1 could be a marker of future dental caries in the permanent teeth at grade 6.

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  • Ayako Suzuki & Yukako Tani & Tatsuhiko Anzai & Aya Isumi & Satomi Doi & Takuya Ogawa & Keiji Moriyama & Takeo Fujiwara, 2024. "Association between Short Stature at Grade 1 and Permanent Teeth Caries at Grade 6 in Elementary School Children in Japan: A Population-Based Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:1:p:105-:d:1321213
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