Sleep and its association with dental caries or myopia in first graders.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

First grade is a transition from pre-school to school-age. The change in lifestyle behaviours such as sleep may have a physiological response, which contributes to the presence or absence of two highly incident diseases: dental caries or myopia. The aim of the study was to examine the association between sleep and myopia as well as sleep and dental caries in first graders.

Design

It is a cross-sectional study.

Methods

This was a recruitment phase of an interventional study. A total of 338 children whose caregivers completed a Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Caregivers also provided information regarding myopia and caries status of children and their parents. Binary logistic regression was applied to analyse the potential risk factors.

Results

Dental

SUBMITTER: Tsai HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721956 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature