Impact of Pregestational Obesity on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study

Ana Carolina da Silva Pinto, Gabriela de Figueiredo Meira, Francisco Carlos Groppo, Fernanda Ruffo Ortiz, Gerson Foratori, Eduardo Bernabé and Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres ()
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Ana Carolina da Silva Pinto: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Collective Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Gabriela de Figueiredo Meira: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Collective Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Francisco Carlos Groppo: Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, University of Campinas, Piracicaba 13414-903, SP, Brazil
Fernanda Ruffo Ortiz: School of Dentistry, ATTITUS Education, Passo Fundo 99070-220, RS, Brazil
Gerson Foratori: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Collective Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Eduardo Bernabé: Department of Dental Public Health, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Collective Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 17012-901, SP, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 6, 1-9

Abstract: The oral health-related quality of life of pregnant women and its effects on health conditions are important topics to be investigated in scientific research. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre-pregnancy obesity on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in pregnant women. A prospective cohort study was carried out with 93 pregnant women who were evaluated in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy (T1) and after delivery (T2). The following were analyzed: dental caries (DMFT), OHRQoL (OHIP-14), anthropometric data (BMI), socioeconomic, demographic, oral hygiene behavioral habits and the use of dental services. Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regression analyses were performed to determine the impact of predictors on OHRQoL. The results of the adjusted analysis showed lower education relative risk (RR) (1.37; 95%CI 1.02–1.83; <0.00), low income (RR 2.19; 95%CI 1.63–2.93; <0.00) and higher BMI pre-pregnancy (RR 1.03; 95% CI 1.01–1.04; <0.00) were associated with worse OHRQoL in postpartum pregnant women. Flossing was a predictor of better OHRQoL at T2 (RR 0.73; 95%CI 0.57–0.93; <0.01). Higher BMI, low education, low income and inadequate oral hygiene habits were predictors of worse OHRQOL of pregnant women after the birth of the baby.

Keywords: quality of life; pregnancy women; Body Mass Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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