Associations between early childhood caries, malnutrition and anemia: a global perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is the main risk factor for most common communicable diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between country-level prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC), malnutrition and anemia in infants and preschool children.

Methods

Matched country-level ECC, malnutrition and anemia prevalence were generated from databases covering the period 2000 to 2017. Multivariate general linear models were developed to assess the relationship between outcome variables (prevalence of stunting, wasting, overweight, and anemia) and the explanatory variable (ECC prevalence) adjusted for gross national income per capita. Adjusted regression coefficients (B) and partial eta squared were computed.

Results

The mean (standard deviation (SD)) ECC

SUBMITTER: Folayan MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197144 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature