ArticleHealth science reports2025
Prevalence of Gum Diseases Among Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Health science reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Orofacial Tumours at the Oral and Maxillofacial Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: A 2-Year Retrospective Study.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Oral Hygiene Practices, Knowledge, and Awareness of Periodontal Disease Among Pregnant Women Visiting the Antenatal Clinic at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with odontogenic infection types among hospitalised patients in Periurban Ghana.PloS one · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and Aims: Gum diseases, notably periodontitis, are a major cause of tooth loss and are bidirectionally linked to diabetes. This study assessed their prevalence and risk factors among diabetic clinic attendees at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study involved 101 diabetic patients (100% response rate) from July 19, 2023 to August 18, 2023. Data were collected via interviewer-administered questionnaires and the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) using a WHO probe (25 g force). IBM SPSS 27 analyzed the data. Results: Periodontitis was most prevalent (58.4%), followed by gingivitis (36.6%). Among 41-50-year-olds (35.6% of the sample), periodontitis peaked at 66.7%, with females (58.4% of the total) showing 64.4% prevalence versus 50% in males. Type 2 diabetes dominated (73.3%), with 60.8% diagnosed < 1 year. Smokers (22.8%) had a 73.9% periodontitis rate versus 53.8% in non-smokers (77.2%). Only 26.7% attended dental check-ups more than once yearly; 73.9% of rare attendees had periodontitis. All reported good glycemic control. Conclusion: Periodontitis predominates among type 2 diabetics at KATH, with age (41-50), female gender, smoking, and infrequent dental visits as key risk factors. The self-reported questionnaire effectively screened gum diseases, supporting its broader use.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.