Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities
Joint Authors
Freire, Maria do Carmo Matias
Leles, Cláudio Rodrigues
Gonçalves, Michele Martins
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this ecological study was to investigate the association between caries experience in 5- and 12-year-old Brazilian children in 2010 and household sugar procurement in 2003 and the effects of exposure to water fluoridation and socioeconomic indicators.
Sample units were all 27 Brazilian capital cities.
Data were obtained from the National Surveys of Oral Health; the National Household Food Budget Survey; and the United Nations Program for Development.
Data analysis included correlation coefficients, exploratory factor analysis, and linear regression.
There were significant negative associations between caries experience and procurement of confectionery, fluoridated water, HDI, and per capita income.
Procurement of confectionery and soft drinks was positively associated with HDI and per capita income.
Exploratory factor analysis grouped the independent variables by reducing highly correlated variables into two uncorrelated component variables that explained 86.1% of total variance.
The first component included income, HDI, water fluoridation, and procurement of confectionery, while the second included free sugar and procurement of soft drinks.
Multiple regression analysis showed that caries is associated with the first component.
Caries experience was associated with better socioeconomic indicators of a city and exposure to fluoridated water, which may affect the impact of sugars on the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gonçalves, Michele Martins& Leles, Cláudio Rodrigues& Freire, Maria do Carmo Matias. 2013. Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gonçalves, Michele Martins…[et al.]. Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gonçalves, Michele Martins& Leles, Cláudio Rodrigues& Freire, Maria do Carmo Matias. Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities. International Journal of Dentistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475996