Dental caries and anthropometric measures in a sample of 5- to 9-year-old children in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Masuma Pervin MishuGeorgios TsakosAnja HeilmannRichard G Watt

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2018)

Dental caries was associated with lower height, weight and BMI among this sample of Bangladeshi children, even after adjusting for age and sex and a number of potential confounders.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
young adults
body composition
weight loss
physical activity
human health
body weight