Clustering of obesity and dental health with lifestyle factors among Turkish and Finnish pre-adolescents

Basak Cinar, Heikki Murtomaa

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Abstract

This study aims to assess any clustering between obesity, number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT), television (TV) viewing, and lifestyle factors among pre-adolescents living in 2 countries with different developmental status and oral health care systems - Turkey and Finland.
Original languageEnglish
JournalObesity Facts
Volume1
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)196-202
Number of pages7
ISSN1662-4025
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Keywords

  • Body Height
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Weight
  • Child
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Dental Caries
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Food Habits
  • Humans
  • Leisure Activities
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Obesity
  • Risk Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Television
  • Turkey

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