Research Article
Relationship between Obesity and Dental Caries in Saudi Male Adolescents
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
| Study variables | N (%) (N = 258) |
| Father’s education | No/school education | 172 (66.7) | College/university education | 86 (33.3) |
| Monthly family income | Low/medium income | 145 (56.2) | High income | 113 (43.8) |
| Performed physical activity | Yes | 230 (89.1) | No | 28 (10.9) |
| Obese family member | 102 (39.5) |
| Family history of systemic disease | 101 (39.1) |
| Prevalence of caries | 206 (79.8) |
| Age | Mean ± SD | | 14.29 ± 1.11 |
| DMFT | 3.55 ± 2.94 |
| BMI | 23.42 ± 6.82 |
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