Relación del estado de salud bucal con algunos factores socioeconómicos en niños de 2-5 años / Relation of the oral health state to some socioeconomic factors in children aged 2-5

OBJETIVOS: determinar la asociación de algunos factores de riesgo con el estado de salud bucal en la primera infancia; identificar la relación de la salud bucal de dichos niños con: la higiene bucal, el tipo de dieta, escolaridad de los padres, ocupación de los padres. MÉTODOS: el estudio se llevó a cabo en el municipio Bauta, provincia La Habana, en 2 etapas: la primera, descriptiva, de corte transversal, la segunda, analítica, de acuerdo con la metodología de casos y controles (200 niños de cada tipo), en el período comprendido desde junio del 2005 hasta junio del 2006. Se utilizaron las variables: estado de salud bucal, escolaridad, ocupación de los padres, higiene bucal, tipo de dieta. RESULTADOS: el comportamiento de la higiene bucal fue inadecuado en el 39,5 por ciento de los casos y en el 5,5 por ciento de los controles; en el grupo de casos prevaleció la dieta cariogénica 65,0 por ciento, mientras que en el grupo control se incrementó la aceptable, con el 44,0 por ciento. En cuanto a la influencia de la escolaridad y la ocupación de los padres, en el estado de salud bucal los resultados no mostraron significación estadística. CONCLUSIONES: la adecuada higiene bucal y la dieta no cariogénica incrementaron la posibilidad de tener un estado adecuado de salud bucal. Tanto la escolaridad como la ocupación de los padres no guardaron correlación con la salud bucal de sus hijos(AU)

OBJECTIVES: to determine the association of some risk factors with the oral health state in the early childhood, to identify the connection of the oral health of these children with oral hygiene, the type of diet, parents' educational level and parents' job. METHODS: a 2-stage study was carried out in Bauta municipality, Havana province from June 2005 to June 2006. The first stage was descriptive and cross-sectional, and the second was analytical according to the case-control methodology (200 children of each type). The following variables were used: oral health state, educational level, parents' occupation, oral hygiene and type of diet. RESULTS: the behavior of oral hygiene was inadequate in 39.5 percent of the cases and in 5.5 percent of the controls. The cariogenic diet prevailed in the case group (65.0 percent), whereas the acceptable diet increased in the control group (44.0 percent). As regards the influence of educational level on the oral health state, the result did not show statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: the adequate oral hygiene and the non-cariogenic diet rose the possibility of having an appropriate oral health state. The educational level and the occupation of the parents had no correlation with the oral health of their children(AU)

Associations of physique with the socioeconomic factors of family and regional origin in Chinese university students

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>The purpose of this study is to define and clarify the causes of differences in physique between urban students and rural students in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Subjects are 2,524 students (male, 838; female, 1686) who entered K University in Shanghai in September, 2001. The data used in this study is based upon K university's Yearly Health Check Record and Students' Family Condition Record. Correlation analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were applied to analyze the relationships between physique and gross family income, family income per capita, latitude, air temperature, precipitation or altitude.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Urban students' height and weight are significantly greater than rural students' in both males and females. Both male students and female students are significantly taller and heavier in accordance with per capita increases in students' family income. The height and weight of male and female students whose parents are peasant farmers are least. With regard to the relationship between physique and urban-rural factors, the F value decreases clearly when family income per capita is taken as a covariate, while the F values slightly decrease also when factors of latitude etc. are taken as covariates. The main cause of differing family income is occupational difference between urban areas and rural ones.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Students born in urban areas are taller and heavier than those born in rural areas. The main cause of these differences is family income per capita. The main cause of variations in family income is the income difference in occupations.</p>