The relationship between dental caries, dietary intake and body composition in school-age children

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 4 Correlations between body composition measurements and dental health indicators

	DMFT		DMFS		dmft		dmfs
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
Height (cm)	0.466	0.000**	0.382	0.000**	− 0.402	0.000**	− 0.187	0.012*
Body weight (kg)	0.409	0.000**	0.315	0.000**	0.345	0.000**	− 0.149	0.043*
Waist circumference (cm)	0.242	0.001**	0.189	0.009**	− 0.212	0.013*	− 0.117	0.175
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.118	0.259	0.185	0.038*	− 0.031	0.724	− 0.017	0.821
Body fat (%)	0.089	0.119	0.034	0.327	− 0.085	0.320	− 0.104	0.153
BMI (kg/m²)	0.223	0.002**	0.156	0.041*	− 0.182	0.049*	− 0.125	0.317