605. Metabolism and Nutrition - dietary analysis Scientific Abstract

2724 - Association Between Carbohydrate Intake And The Dental Caries Presence In University Athletes

Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze the association between carbohydrate intake and consumption of sugar group servings with the presence of dental caries in college athletes.
METHODS: 159 (90 men, 69 women) college athletes from different sports were evaluated. 24-hour dietary recalls were administered to estimate the carbohydrate intake and the number of sugar servings consumed. In the same period, a dental evaluation was performed to determine oral health and possible dental injuries (specifically dental caries). Logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the association between carbohydrate intake (g/day, g/kg/d, or categories as ≤3 g/kg/day, 3.1 to 5 g/kg/day, and > 5.0 g/kg/day), sugar group servings (sugar, honey, jam, jelly, sweet beverages) and the presence of dental caries.
RESULTS: 22 athletes (13.8%) presented dental caries. Carbohydrate intake was not significantly associated with dental caries when expressed in g/d (OR [95% CI], 1.00 [0.996 - 1.003]; p =0.801), nor g/kg/d (0.992 [0.799 - 1.232]; p=0.943). The amount of sugar servings consumed was neither significantly associated with caries (1.010 [0.940 - 1.084]; p=0.793). In the analysis by carbohydrate categories (≤3 g/kg/day reference group) consuming 3.1 to 5 g/kg/day (0.779 [0.191 - 3.180]; p=0.728), neither >5.0 g/kg/day (1.3030 [0.487-3.484], p=0.598) were significantly associated with the presence of dental caries. Even after adjustig the model, there were no significant associations with carbohydrate and sugar servings with dental caries (Table 1).
CONCLUSIONS: Carbohydrate intake (expressed as g/d, g/kg/d, and categories) nor the number of sugar servings consumed were associated by themselves with the presence of dental caries. Further research is needed to elucidate if other non-dietary variables might modulate the association of carbohydrate intake and the presence of dental caries.
Table 1. Adjusted model analysis between carbohydrate intake and dental caries (n=159)
ModelVariablesOR95% CIp-value
1Sugar servings1.0220.937 to 1.115
0.620
CHO (g/d)0.9990.995 to 1.115
0.633
2Sugar servings1.0140.935 to 1.100
0.736
CHO (g/kg/d)0.9730.760 to 1.246
0.827
3Sugar servings1.0120.937 to 1.093
0.760
CHO (3.1 to 5 g/kg/d)1.6390.419 to 6.416
0.478
CHO (>5 g/kg/d)1.2000.274 to 5.266
0.809
Adjusted model 3: ≤3 g/kg/day reference group.
CHO: Carbohydrates.
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