Comparison of oral disease symptoms according to eating habits of adolescents from Korean families and adolescents from multicultural families

Objectives: This study used the 18th Youth Online Health Behavior Data to compare oral disease symptoms according to the eating habits of adolescents from Korean families and adolescents from multicultural families. The total number of subjects was 40,913. Methods: The Rao-Scott chi-square test was used to compare general characteristics, eating habits, and experience with oral disease symptoms. In the final multiple logistic regression analysis, general characteristics and eating habits-related characteristics were used as correction variables to investigate eating habits related to oral disease symptoms in Korean adolescents and adolescents from multicultural families. Results: In Korean family the experience of oral disease symptoms was found to be lower when sweet drink 5-6 times a week 0.89 times, 3-4 times a week 0.77 times, 1-2 times a week 0.65 times, and 0.56 times when not consuming them than when consuming them daily. In multicultural families, the incidence of experiencing oral disease symptoms was 0.47 times lower in those who sweet drink daily than in those who consumed them 1-2 times a week, and 0.32 times lower in those who did not consume them. Conclusions: Based on the above research results, it is thought that customized nutrition education and oral health education programs should be continuously developed and utilized to promote oral health among adolescents from Korean families and multicultural families and to change their eating habits.