The Effect of Body Mass Index on Taste Perception,Salivary Hormones and Oral Health Status

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age16-17
SponsorAl-Mustansiriyah University

About this trial

the goal of the study is to test the effect of body mass index on adolesent Iraqi student girls by measuring salivary hormones (ghrelin,leptin,resistin)and measuring oral health by plague index score() and taste perception score () 90 female subject will be enrolled in this study between 16-17 years old,30 subjects with normal body weight ,30 subject overweight ,and 30 subject with obeiece group catogerize by body mass index according to age.

the methed of the study is by taking Saliva sample from the subject , taste perception score and oral health measure.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

female

16-17 years old

subject with no systemic diseas.

Disqualifiers

medically compressed patient

patient with systemic disease

Trial population

female adolesent girls 16-17 years old

Trial design

Design model

Case-crossover

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • body mass index for age

    Dietary supplement

    different body mass index according to age (normal weight,overweight,obeiece)

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

taste perception

taste perception scale score(1-6) to measure 90 subject

Time frame
taste perception for 90 subject of different body mass index
2

oral health status

oral health status will be measured by plaque index score(1-3),gingival index score(1-3),and dental caries DMFT and DMFS .

Time frame
oral health status will be measured for 90 subject of different body mass index.

Secondary outcomes

1

salivary ghrelin hormone

measure salivary ghrelin hormone of different body mass index of 90 subject to see if the body mass index effect on the salivary ghrelin hormon.

Time frame
Baseline :salivary collection for ghrelin , salivary leptin and salivary resistin in AL least two hours fasting for different body mass index subject
2

salivary leptin hormone

measure salivary leptin hormone of different body mass index of 90 subject to see if the body mass index effect on the salivary leptin hormon.

Time frame
Baseline :salivary collection for ghrelin , salivary leptin and salivary resistin in AL least two hours fasting for different body mass index subject
3

salivary resistin hormone

measure salivary resistin hormone of different body mass index of 90 subject to see if the body mass index effect on the salivary resistin hormon.

Time frame
Baseline :salivary collection for ghrelin , salivary leptin and salivary resistin in AL least two hours fasting for different body mass index subject

Other outcomes

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