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Dental caries in South African black and white high school pupils in relation to sugar intake and snack habits.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1981 Feb; 9(1):37-43.CD

Abstract

DMFT scores, total sugar intakes and snacks habits were determined in 1918 South African Black pupils (923 rural, 995 urban) and 724 White pupils (English and Afrikaans speaking) aged 16-18 years inclusive. Mean DMFT scores of school groups of Black pupils (both sexes) ranged from 0.9 and 2.0 in rural areas, to 4.2-6.7 in urban areas (where data were far higher than such obtained 7 years ago), and were 9.2 and 10.2 for White pupils. Corresponding mean daily sugar intake were - rural Blacks, 69 g and 97 g, urban Blacks 118-141 g, respectively (all slightly higher than previously); and Whites 102 g and 123 g. Mean DMFT scores of girls were higher than those of boys; yet while mean sugar intakes of Blacks girls and boys were somewhat similar, White girls' intakes were much lower than those of White boys. In the ethnic-sex groups studied, mean DMFT scores for pupils in upper, compared with lower, third of sugar intake, were higher in nine of the 14 sub-groups. Mean DMFT scores in upper, compared with lower, third of exposure to snack practices were higher in 11 of the 14 groups. However, most of the differences were slight. In further research, more intensive enquiries should be pursued on roles of ethnic and familial factors, as well as on roles of inter-acting dietary components additional to sugar and sugar-containing foods.

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Walker AR
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Dison E
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Duvenhage A
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Walker BF
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Friedlander I
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Aucamp V
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MeSH

AdolescentAfrican Continental Ancestry GroupCarbohydratesDMF IndexDental CariesEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleRural PopulationSouth AfricaUrban Population

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Comparative Study
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Language

eng

PubMed ID

6941876

Citation

Walker, A R., et al. "Dental Caries in South African Black and White High School Pupils in Relation to Sugar Intake and Snack Habits." Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, vol. 9, no. 1, 1981, pp. 37-43.
Walker AR, Dison E, Duvenhage A, et al. Dental caries in South African black and white high school pupils in relation to sugar intake and snack habits. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1981;9(1):37-43.
Walker, A. R., Dison, E., Duvenhage, A., Walker, B. F., Friedlander, I., & Aucamp, V. (1981). Dental caries in South African black and white high school pupils in relation to sugar intake and snack habits. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 9(1), 37-43.
Walker AR, et al. Dental Caries in South African Black and White High School Pupils in Relation to Sugar Intake and Snack Habits. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1981;9(1):37-43. PubMed PMID: 6941876.
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