OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study sought to conduct a spatially analysis of the distribution of dental caries and the nutritional status (NS) of 5-year-old preschool @entity1 of public schools in the city of Araraquara, S  o Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The sample was selected in a stratified probabilistic manner. A dental examination was conducted to investigate the dmft index. The anthropometric indicators of the weight/height (W/H), height/age (H/A), weight/age (W/A) and body mass index (BMI) were calculated to estimate the NS. A descriptive statistical analysis was conducted and a thematic map was created. At the end of the study 491 @entity1 had full address codification. A GPS device was used to ascertain the geographic reference points. A pluri-directional semi-variogram was elaborated. RESULTS: It was revealed that both variables presented a pure nugget effect showing the absence of a spatial correlation, in other words the dmft and nutritional status are not regionalized variables, and their values do not reveal direct @entity734 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1547 and nutritional status are health conditions that do not reveal @entity734 . Ultimately, the combination of these indicators with others can produce @entity734 effects.

XXXX and the nutritional status of preschool @entity1 : a spatial analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity1547 :: ('MESH:D003731', 'Disease') :: ['Dental caries'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['spatial dependence']
@entity1547 :: (MESH:D003731,Disease) :: ['Dental caries']
