title: Relationship between socio-demographic and anthropometric variables and number of erupted primary teeth in suburban Nigerian children.
abstract: The socio-demographic and anthropometric variables could influence the number of teeth present in the child's mouth. To determine the effect of anthropometric and socio-demographic variables on the number of erupted primary teeth, a cross-sectional study was performed involving 1013 children aged between 4 and 36 months who attended the immunization clinics in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA. The analyses included frequencies, cross-tabulations, chi squared test and t-test. The number of erupted teeth was modelled as the dependent variable in a multiple regression (Binomial) model, and the socio-demographic (age, gender and socio-economic status) and anthropometric variables, such as weight and height at presentation, as predictor variables. Statistical significance was inferred at P < 0.05. The age and height at presentation had significant association with the number of erupted teeth in this study population (P < 0.001). Also children from high socio-economic class in relation to low socio-economic class had significant larger number of erupted teeth in this study population (P < 0.001). The age and height of the child at presentation were significantly related to the number of erupted teeth. Also children from high socio-economic class had significant lager number of erupted teeth compared with children from low socio-economic class.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun-State, Nigeria. elioziegbe@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth Obhioneh
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Oziegbe
authors.forename: Comfort
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adekoya-Sofowora
authors.forename: Morenike Oluwatoyin
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Folayan
authors.forename: Temitope Ayodeji
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Esan
authors.forename: Foluso John
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Owotade
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous