Association between Frequency of Toothbrushing and Metabolic Syndrome among Adolescents: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss, Mary Tavares, Fahd Al-Mulla, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Aishah Alsumait, Sriraman Devarajan and Hend Alqaderi
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Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss: Department of Developmental and Preventive Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 13110, Kuwait
Mary Tavares: The Forsyth Institute, 245 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Fahd Al-Mulla: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
Ebaa Al-Ozairi: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
Mohamed Abu-Farha: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
Saadoun Bin-Hasan: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
Aishah Alsumait: Kuwait School Oral Health Program, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box No. 5338, Salmiya 22064, Kuwait
Sriraman Devarajan: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait
Hend Alqaderi: Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman 15462, Kuwait

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This study longitudinally examines the relationship between the frequency of toothbrushing and the development of selected components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), along with the potential role of salivary biomarkers in this relationship. In 2014, 6317 12-year-old children underwent health examinations (T1), of which, 348 children participated in the second stage of data collection in 2019 (T2). The association between the change in the metabolic status during the 5-year follow-up examination (between T1 and T2) and frequency of toothbrushing was assessed using multinomial logistic regression analyses. At T2, healthy adolescents had significantly higher odds of toothbrushing twice or more daily compared with adolescents with components of MetS (OR = 1.99, 95% CI 1.15–3.45). Adolescents who were healthy at T1 but developed components of MetS at T2, had significantly higher frequencies of dining-out compared with adolescents with components of MetS at both T1 and T2 (OR = 0.09, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.49). Adolescents who were ‘healthy’ at both T1 and T2 had significantly ( p < 0.05) lower levels of C-reactive protein (T2), insulin (T1 and T2), interleukin-6 (T1) and adiponectin (T1) compared with adolescents who had components of MetS. Toothbrushing and frequency of dining-out were associated with the presence of MetS components.

Keywords: biomarkers; children; C-reactive protein; diet; inflammatory; oral hygiene (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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