Abstract

Introduction-Aim: It was planned to evaluate the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage and some anthropometric measurements of individuals with oral dental health problems in the study.

Method: The study was carried out with 78 volunteer individuals (41 M, 37 F) who were randomly sampled at age of 19-64 years (34.2 ± 14.4 years) who had a oral dental health problem according to the DMTF (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) index in Kayseri. Frequency of consuming sugar-sweetened beverage of the participants was taken face-to-face with information form created by researchers. Body weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference and neck circumference were measured according to technique. Body mass index (BMI), waist/height ratio and waist/hip ratio were calculated from obtained data. BMI, waist circumference and waist/hip ratio values ​​were evaluated according to WHO-2008 criteria. The cut-off point of waist/height ratio is taken as 0.5.

Results: According to the BMI classification of the participants, 38.5% were normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), 38.5% were overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) and 23.0% were obese (≥30 kg/m2). The proportion of males with waist/hip ratio ≥ 0.90 cm was 56.1%, while the proportion of females with ≥0.85 was 24.3%. Waist-to-height ratio of 64.1% of the participants is 0.5. 50.1% of the individuals with oral dental health problems consume more than 1 to 3 times per month, 5.2% to 4 days per week, 44.9% to 1 to 3 times per month, 10.2% to 4 days per week .

Conclusion: As a result of the study, it can be said that majority of individuals with oral dental health problems are obese and at risk for cardiovascular disease according to anthropometric measurements. This is thought to be contributing to this by the fact that widespread preference for easy consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. It is an important requirement for these patients to present low energy alternatives.