Comorbidity and associated factors of overweight/obesity and dental caries among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi

LUO Yuemei; REN Yiwen; CHEN Li; DONG Yonghui; YUAN Wen; MA Jun; DONG Yanhui; LI Yan; ZHOU Weiwen

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025096

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LUO Yuemei, REN Yiwen, CHEN Li, DONG Yonghui, YUAN Wen, MA Jun, DONG Yanhui, LI Yan, ZHOU Weiwen. Comorbidity and associated factors of overweight/obesity and dental caries among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 485-488. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025096

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LUO Yuemei, REN Yiwen, CHEN Li, DONG Yonghui, YUAN Wen, MA Jun, DONG Yanhui, LI Yan, ZHOU Weiwen. Comorbidity and associated factors of overweight/obesity and dental caries among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 485-488. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025096

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LUO Yuemei, REN Yiwen, CHEN Li, DONG Yonghui, YUAN Wen, MA Jun, DONG Yanhui, LI Yan, ZHOU Weiwen. Comorbidity and associated factors of overweight/obesity and dental caries among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 485-488. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025096

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Comorbidity and associated factors of overweight/obesity and dental caries among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025096

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Institute of School Health, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning (530028), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Received Date: 2024-10-29
Rev Recd Date: 2025-01-14

Available Online: 2025-05-08

Publish Date: 2025-04-25

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Objective To explore the comorbidity and associated factors of dental caries and overweight/obesity among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi, so as to provide a scientific basis for the development of targeted prevention strategies. Methods A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to survey 178 700 students from the fourth grade of primary school to the third year of high school in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from September to November 2023, including physical examination, oral screening, and questionnaire survey. Chi-square tests and binary Logistic regression analysis were employed to investigate the related factors of the co-occurrence of dental caries and overweight/obesity among students. Results The comorbidity rate of dental caries and overweight/obesity was 9.55%, with urban areas (9.95%) higher than rural counties (9.24%), boys (10.54%) higher than girls (8.54%), primary school students (11.49%) higher than senior high school students (8.92%) and junior high school students (8.05%), and non-boarding students (11.44%) higher than boarding students (7.94%), and all differences were statistically significant (χ²=26.07, 207.91, 471.54, 629.14, P<0.01). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that consuming cereal for breakfast (OR=0.91, 95%CI=0.88-0.94), drinking milk in the past week (OR=0.89, 95%CI=0.83-0.95), meeting sleep standards (OR=0.95, 95%CI=0.91-0.99), and brushing teeth at least once a day (OR=0.82, 95%CI=0.73-0.93) had a lower risk of the comorbidity of dental caries and overweight/obesity. In contrast, drinking beverages in the past week (OR=1.14, 95%CI=1.09-1.20), consuming fried foods in the past week (OR=1.11, 95%CI=1.06-1.17), eating fruit ≥1 time every day (OR=1.06, 95%CI=1.02-1.11), consuming fruit ≥1 type every day (OR=1.07, 95%CI=1.01-1.12), and having fish, poultry, meat, or egg-based breakfasts (OR=1.03, 95%CI=1.05-1.13) had a higher risk of the comorbidity of dental caries and overweight/obesity (P<0.05). Conclusions Dietary habits and lifestyle behaviors are associated with the comorbidity of dental caries and overweight/obesity among primary and secondary school students in Guangxi. Guiding students to form healthy living habits is helpful to preven dental caries and overweight/obesity.
- caries,
- Overweight,
- Obesity,
- Comorbidity,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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