J M Brodeur1, M Payette, C Bedos. 1. Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal, Centre-ville, Québec. brodeuje@ere.umontreal.ca
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine caries risk factors in second and sixth grade Quebec children; 2)To test multivariate models which identify children as belonging to a high prevalence group. METHODS: For the 1989-90 Santé Dentaire Québec survey, 2,291 second grade and 2,111 sixth grade school children responded to a questionnaire on their personal habits of hygiene and diet and underwent a clinical examination, while their parents answered a questionnaire regarding their family's socio-economic status. RESULTS: Statistics demonstrate a stronger link between socioeconomic variables and caries prevalence than demographic and sanitary factors. Children emerging from a high socioeconomic milieu have better dental health than children with low socioeconomic standing. The most effective model, However, registers a sensitivity of 65% and a specificity of 66%, revealing the inadequacy of statistical models to accurately identify children in the caries high prevalence group.
OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine caries risk factors in second and sixth grade Quebec children; 2)To test multivariate models which identify children as belonging to a high prevalence group. METHODS: For the 1989-90 Santé Dentaire Québec survey, 2,291 second grade and 2,111 sixth grade school children responded to a questionnaire on their personal habits of hygiene and diet and underwent a clinical examination, while their parents answered a questionnaire regarding their family's socio-economic status. RESULTS: Statistics demonstrate a stronger link between socioeconomic variables and caries prevalence than demographic and sanitary factors. Children emerging from a high socioeconomic milieu have better dental health than children with low socioeconomic standing. The most effective model, However, registers a sensitivity of 65% and a specificity of 66%, revealing the inadequacy of statistical models to accurately identify children in the caries high prevalence group.
Authors: Francisco José Moreno-Martínez; María Ruzafa-Martínez; Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo; Carmen Isabel Gómez García; Ana María Hernández-Susarte Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2015-01-02 Impact factor: 1.137