The association between dental caries and physical activity, physical fitness, and background factors among Finnish male conscripts

[Abstract] Studies on measured physical fitness and oral health are sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between self-reported physical activity and measured physical fitness and oral health of young men. The study population consisted of 13,564 Finnish male conscripts w...

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Published in:Odontology 2023-01, Vol.111 (1), p.192-200
Main Authors: Huttunen, Mika, Kämppi, Antti, Soudunsaari, Aapo, Päkkilä, Jari, Tjäderhane, Leo, Laitala, Marja-Liisa, Anttonen, Vuokko, Patinen, Pertti, Tanner, Tarja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dentistry
Dentition
Exercise
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
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Physical activity
Physical Fitness
Population studies
Prevalence
Teeth
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Summary:[Abstract] Studies on measured physical fitness and oral health are sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between self-reported physical activity and measured physical fitness and oral health of young men. The study population consisted of 13,564 Finnish male conscripts who had mandatory clinical oral examinations and physical fitness tests at the beginning of military service in 2011. Finally, around 10,800 conscripts had physical fitness test outcomes available and a total of 8552 conscripts answered a computer-based questionnaire on background factors. Decayed Tooth (DT) and Decayed, Missing, or Filled Tooth (DMFT) indices, outcomes of surveys and fitness tests were used in analyses by cross-tabulation and multivariable logistic regression model (odds ratios [OR] with 95% confidence interval [CI]) were calculated. Regularly exercising conscripts had a reduced need for dental restorative treatment than those reporting no physical activity (p
ISSN:1618-1247
1618-1255
DOI:10.1007/s10266-022-00717-5