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Children with Severe Early Childhood Caries at risk for iron deficiency
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چکیده: (1668 مشاهده) |
The purpose of this case-control, cross-sectional study was to examine differences in serum ferritin and haemoglobin levels between pre-school children with S-ECC and caries-free controls. Participants were recruited into a larger study looking at general nutritional differences between the two groups. Those with S-ECC were recruited on the day of their scheduled pediatric dental surgery under general anesthesia while cavity-free children were recruited from the community. Children underwent a blood draw and the parent or caregiver completed a questionnaire via interview with a member of the study team. The study received the necessary ethics and institutional approvals. A total of 144 children with S-ECC and 122 cavity-free controls participated. The mean age of participating children was 40.8 ± 14.1 months. Children in the S-ECC and caries-free groups were well matched for both sex and age. There was also no significant difference in the use of multivitamins between the two groups. Significantly more children with S-ECC were found to have low ferritin (P=.033) and low haemoglobin concentrations (P<.001). The majority of children identified as having iron deficient anaemia belonged to the S-ECC group (P<.0001). Logistic regression analysis for severely low ferritin revealed a significant association with S-ECC status (P=.048) while controlling for the influence of household economics and multivitamin use. Similarly, logistic regression analysis for iron deficiency anaemia revealed that those with S-ECC were more than six times as likely to be diagnosed with the condition (P<.0001).
Source: Journal of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Full Text |
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دریافت: 1392/9/11 | پذیرش: 1392/9/11 | انتشار: 1392/9/11
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