Socio‐demographic and familial factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat admission for dental caries in early childhood: A population‐based study

Author(s):  
Rebecca Chen ◽  
Francisco J Schneuer ◽  
Michelle J Irving ◽  
Clara K Chow ◽  
Harleen Kumar ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Nilson ALVES DOS SANTOS ◽  
Cacilda Castelo Branco LIMA ◽  
Ananda Souza PEREIRA ◽  
Marina de Deus Moura LIMA ◽  
Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA ◽  
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Abstract Introduction Sugar ingestion is the most important isolated factor related to dental caries. Contact with sugary foods at an early age may represent a risk to the oral health of preschool children. Objective To evaluate the timing of the introduction of sugar in the diet of preschoolers and its association with early childhood caries. Material and method Cross-sectional population-based study with 888 five-year-old preschoolers from public and private schools. Parents answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, eating habits and oral health. The variables timing of sugar introduction (>1 year and ≤1 year) and dental caries experience were dichotomized and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Poisson regression (p<0.05). Result The introduction of sugar in the diet occurred during the first twelve months of life for 73.8% of preschoolers. There was no association between the timing of sugar introduction and early childhood caries (p>0.05). The interruption of exclusive breastfeeding and low family income increased the prevalence of preschoolers having early contact with sugar by 32% and 23%, respectively (p<0.05). The prevalence of early childhood caries was 42.3% and was associated with a lower level of maternal education, low income, increased frequency of ingestion of candy and the use of nonfluoridated toothpaste (p<0.05). Conclusion The introduction of sugar in the diet occurred during the first year of life in most preschoolers and there was no association with early childhood caries.


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2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. e006982-e006982 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kato ◽  
T. Yorifuji ◽  
M. Yamakawa ◽  
S. Inoue ◽  
K. Saito ◽  
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Epilepsia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1969-1978
Author(s):  
Churl‐Su Kwon ◽  
Bonnie Wong ◽  
Parul Agarwal ◽  
Jung‐Yi Lin ◽  
Madhu Mazumdar ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-588 ◽  
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John W. Fantuzzo ◽  
Heather L. Rouse ◽  
Paul A. McDermott ◽  
Yumiko Sekino ◽  
Stephanie Childs ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2491
Author(s):  
Javier de Miguel-Diez ◽  
Marta Lopez-Herranz ◽  
Rodrigo Jiménez-García ◽  
Valentín Hernández-Barrera ◽  
Isabel Jimenez-Trujillo ◽  
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(1) Background: It is not well known whether there is an association between COPD and hemorrhagic stroke (HS). We aim to analyze the incidence, clinical characteristics, procedures, and outcomes of HS in patients with and without COPD and to assess sex differences. Secondly, to identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality (IHM). (2) Methods: Patients aged ≥40 years hospitalized with HS included in the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database (2016–2018) were analyzed. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to compare patients according to sex and COPD status. (3) Results: We included 55,615 patients (44.29% women). Among men with COPD the HS adjusted incidence was higher (IRR 1.31; 95% CI 1.24–1.57) than among non-COPD men. COPD men had higher adjusted incidence of HS than COPD women (IRR 1.87; 95% CI 1.85–1.89). After matching, COPD men had a higher IHM (29.96% vs. 27.46%; p = 0.032) than non-COPD men. Decompressive craniectomy was more frequently conducted among COPD men than COPD women (6.74% vs. 4.54%; p = 0.014). IHM increased with age and atrial fibrillation, while decompressive craniectomy reduced IHM. (4) Conclusions: COPD men had higher incidence and IHM of HS than men without COPD. COPD men had higher incidence of HS than COPD women. Decompressive craniectomy was more frequently conducted in COPD men than COPD women and this procedure was associated to better survival.


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Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Sadatsafavi ◽  
Amir Khakban ◽  
Hamid Tavakoli ◽  
Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar ◽  
Larry D. Lynd ◽  
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Abstract Background Oral corticosteroids are important components of pharmacotherapy in severe asthma. Our objective was to describe the extent, trends, and factors associated with exposure to oral corticosteroids (OCS) in a severe asthma cohort. Methods We used administrative health databases of British Columbia, Canada (2000–2014) and validated algorithms to retrospectively create a cohort of severe asthma patients. Exposure to OCS within each year of follow-up was measured in two ways: maintenance use as receiving on average ≥ 2.5 mg/day (prednisone-equivalent) OCS, and episodic use as the number of distinct episodes of OCS exposure for up to 14 days. Trends and factors associated with exposure on three time axes (calendar year, age, and time since diagnosis) were evaluated using Poisson regression. Results 21,144 patients (55.4% female; mean entry age 28.7) contributed 40,803 follow-up years, in 8.2% of which OCS was used as maintenance therapy. Maintenance OCS use declined by 3.8%/calendar year (p < 0.001). The average number of episodes of OCS use was 0.89/year, which increased by 1.1%/calendar year (p < 0.001). Trends remained significant for both exposure types in adjusted analyses. Both maintenance and episodic use increased by age and time since diagnosis. Conclusions This population-based study documented a secular downward trend in maintenance OCS use in a period before widespread use of biologics. This might have been responsible for a higher rate of exacerbations that required episodic OCS therapy. Such trends in OCS use might be due to changes in the epidemiology of severe asthma, or changes in patient and provider preferences over time.


2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Telma de Almeida Busch ◽  
Yeda Aparecida Duarte ◽  
Daniella Pires Nunes ◽  
Maria Lucia Lebrão ◽  
Michel Satya Naslavsky ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 780-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel C Carlsson ◽  
Per E Wändell ◽  
Gunilla Journath ◽  
Ulf de Faire ◽  
Mai-Lis Hellénius

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