@article{ref1,
title="Obesity, physical activity and traumatic dental injuries in adolescents from East London",
journal="Dental traumatology",
year="2016",
author="Aswathikutty, Aswathikutty and Marcenes, Wagner and Stansfeld, Stephen A. and Bernabé, Eduardo",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="137-142",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Evidence on the interplay between obesity, physical activity and traumatic dental injuries (TDI) is still inconclusive and heavily based on cross-sectional studies. The aim of this study was to explore the interrelationship of obesity and physical activity at age 11-12 years with TDI at age 15-16-years among schoolchildren from East London. <br><br>METHOD: Data were analysed regarding 598 adolescents who participated in Phases I and III of the Research with East London Adolescents Community Health Survey (RELACHS), a longitudinal, school-based study of adolescents in East London. Participants reported their level of physical activity and their height and weight were measured to estimate Body Mass Index Z-scores (according to the UK growth reference) when they were 11-12 years old. Oral clinical examinations were conducted to assess TDI, overjet and lip coverage when participants were 15-16 years old. The associations of obesity and physical activity with TDI were evaluated in crude and adjusted models using binary logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 22.6% of adolescents were obese and 7.2% exercised for 7 hours or more a week at baseline, while 18.1% of adolescents had experienced TDI by age 15-16 years. Physical activity (7+hours/week) was significantly associated with TDI (odds ratio: 2.19; 95% confidence interval: 1.08-4.43) in the crude model. However, no significant associations were found between obesity and TDI (1.18; 95% CI: 0.72-1.93) or physical activity and TDI (1.96; 95% CI: 0.94-4.07) in adjusted models. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study found no evidence of any associations of obesity and physical activity with TDI among adolescents from East London. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1600-4469",
doi="10.1111/edt.12318",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/edt.12318"
}