Association of Body Mass Index and the Risk of Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: Oral submucous fibrosis is an oral premalignant condition which is irreversible. This condition generally presents as restricted mouth opening due to formation of fibrous bands, stiffening of the tongue, alteration in the pigmentation of oral mucosa and smoothened texture of mucosa. The aim of the present study was to evaluate this association and to find out whether body mass index can be considered as a predictor and risk factor for oral submucous fibrosis in a Maharashtrian population. Materials and methods: The present cross sectional survey was conducted in the Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College and Hospital, MaharashtraState during a period of one year i.e. from June 2016 to July 2017. Subjects aged more than 35years were included in the study. The case group consisted of50 subjects who had oral submucousfibrosis and the intervention group had 50 controls. A predesigned and pre structured proforma was used for filling the details of the subjects. Every subject’s body mass index was calculated using the formula of weight in kilograms divided by height in meter square. BMI was further divided into quartiles for ease of distribution of subjects. BMI of less than 18 Kg/m2 was categorised as first quartile, BMI between 18-21 Kg/m2 was regarded as quartile 2, BMI between 21-24 Kg/m2 was taken as quartile 3 and BMI of more than 24 Kg/m2 was taken as quartile 4. All the data was arranged in a tabulated form and analysed using SPSS software. Student t test was used for analysis. Probability value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: There were a total of 50 cases and 50 controls. Majority of the subjects in cases group were between 46-55 years of age. There were 34% cases in this group. Majority of the subjects in control group were between 35-45 years of age. There were 40% subjects in this age group. There were 12% cases and 14% controls who were more than 65 years of age. There were 36% males and 44% females in the case group who were in quartile 1. There were 28% males and 24% females in the control group who were in quartile 1. There were 34% males and 22% females in the case group who were in quartile 2. Conclusion: From the above study we can conclude that BMI was inversely associated with the risk of oral sub mucous fibrosisin a Maharashtrian population
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Archana P Borase, Avinash L Kashid, Anand Mohatta
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