Relationship between Obesity and Dental Caries in Saudi Male Adolescents

Table 2

Relationship between BMI and dental caries experience among study participants.

Four categories based on BMI	DMFT (mean/SD)	value	Untreated caries	value
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)	3.04 ± 2.77	0.106	2.71 ± 2.55	0.046
Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9)	3.61 ± 2.8		3.31 ± 2.71
Overweight (BMI 25–30)	3.27 ± 2.7		2.82 ± 2.69
Obese (BMI > 30)	4.38 ± 3.53		4.11 ± 3.22
Two categories based on BMI	DMFT (mean/SD)	value	Untreated caries	value
Underweight, normal weight, and overweight (BMI < 18.5–30)	3.35 ± 2.77	0.021	3.01 ± 2.66	0.010
Obese (BMI > 30)	4.46 ± 3.54		4.17 ± 3.22