ArticleInternational dental journal2020
Obesity and periodontitis in Australian adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.
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- Face Validity and Psychometric Evaluation of the Available Oral Health-related Quality of Life Instruments: A Systematic Review.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2020Pooled it
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- Body mass index, physical activity, and severe periodontitis- a cross-sectional HUNT4 Oral Health Study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study on the relationship between dietary magnesium intake and periodontitis in different body mass index and waist circumference groups: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2014.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- The Effect of Marijuana-Smoking on Dental Caries Experience.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Association between blood ethylene oxide levels and the prevalence of periodontitis: evidence from NHANES 2013-2014.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Obesity and periodontitis: a comprehensive review of their interconnected pathophysiology and clinical implications.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Dysbiosis of the Subgingival Microbiome and Relation to Periodontal Disease in Association with Obesity and Overweight.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Is overweight associated with periodontitis in pregnant women? Systematic review and meta-analysis.The Japanese dental science review · 2022Review
- Association between BMI and periodontitis in women living with or at risk for HIV.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · 2022Article
- Prevalence and correlates of periodontitis among Kenyan women planning to conceive.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Systemic Periodontal Risk Score Using an Innovative Machine Learning Strategy: An Observational Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Periodontitis regulates renal impairment in obese mice via TGF-β/Smad pathway.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Periodontal Disease among Rural and Urban Residents of a South Indian City: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
- Association between Body Mass Index and Severity of Periodontal Disease among Adult South Indian Population: A Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesObesity and periodontitis are public health issues in Australia. This study aimed to determine the association between overweight/obesity and periodontitis in Australian adults. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe cross-sectional National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-2006 data were analysed. Body mass index was calculated, and a self-reported questionnaire was used to measure the estimated daily intake of added sugar. The mean number of sites with probing depth (PD) ≥ 4 mm and clinical attachment loss (CAL) ≥ 4 mm and presence of periodontitis were used as outcome measures. CDC/AAP periodontitis case definition was adopted. Bivariate analyses and multiple variable regression models were constructed.
resultsThe study sample was 4,170 participants. The proportion of people that were overweight/obese was 51.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 48.1%, 54.1%]. Overall 21.3% (95% CI: 19.3%, 23.5%) people experienced periodontitis. The mean number of sites with PD ≥ 4 mm and CAL ≥ 4 mm were recorded as 0.7 (95% CI: 0.5, 0.9) and 2.4 (95% CI: 2.1, 2.6), respectively. Multiple variable analysis suggested that periodontal parameters [sites with PD ≥ 4 mm (0.13, 95% CI: -0.86, 0.35) and sites with CAL ≥ 4 mm (0.11, 95% CI: -0.58, 0.35) and presence of periodontitis (1.23, 95% CI: 0.96, 1.57)] were not associated with overweight/obesity when controlled for putative confounders.
conclusionA positive association was found between overweight/obesity and periodontitis (PD and CAL). However, the statistical significance disappeared in the multiple variable regression analysis, where age, sex, smoking and dental visiting behaviour were found to be key determinants of periodontitis.
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